A Ninja Pays Half My Rent
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A Ninja Pays Half My Rent is a short comedy film by Steven Tsuchida
, it was first released in 2003.
Steven Tsuchida
Steven Tsuchida is an American film and television director. He has directed episodes of The Sarah Silverman Program and the award-winning short film A Ninja Pays Half My Rent. A Ninja Pays Half My Rent was featured on the premiere of the Comedy Central program Atom TV.- References :...
, it was first released in 2003.
Plot
When your roommate dies from an allergic reaction to fruit and the rent is due and you don't have the cash to cover it, there's no time to mess around picking a new roommate. So it goes that our hero in this short comes to share his home with a ninja. Then another ninja wants to be his roommate. Conditions for disaster, fulfilled.Cast
- Timm Sharp - Barry
- Shin KoyamadaShin Koyamadais a film actor, producer, philanthropist and martial artist.Koyamada co-starred as “Nobutada” opposite Tom Cruise in the Warner Bros. action epic film The Last Samurai , with a worldwide box office of $456 million. Koyamada also starred in the action original movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior...
- Black Ninja - Steven K. Tsuchida - Red Ninja
- Steve Yager - Running Friend
- Anthony Liebetrau - Grapefruit Roommate
Film Festivals and Awards
- 2003 Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
- 2003 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
- 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival
- 2003 New Directors/New Films at the Lincoln Center
- 2003 Aspen ShortsFest (Special Jury Recognition)
- 2003 Philadelphia International Film Festival
- 2003 Boston Independent Film Festival
- 2003 MVPA Film Festival
- 2003 Arizona International Film FestivalArizona International Film FestivalThe Arizona International Film Festival is the oldest and longest running independent film festival in Arizona. Taking place yearly, film programmes include a mix of shorts, children's films, feature length films, documentaries and animation films. The festival is also a Film Festival Grant...
(Best Comedy Short) - 2003 Visual Communication Film Festival
- 2003 Maryland Film Festival
- 2003 Waterfront Film FestivalWaterfront Film FestivalThe Waterfront Film Festival takes place annually in the town of Saugatuck, Michigan in the United States. It is in its 13th year as of 2011.Ranked as one of the top 5 film festivals in the world by SAGIndie in the Screen Actors Guild Magazine, the Waterfront Film Festival draws thousands of movie...
- 2003 Asian Film Festival of DallasAsian Film Festival of DallasThe Asian Film Festival of Dallas is a film festival held annually in July or August in Dallas, Texas. The festival programming consists of international films from Asia as well as Asian-American features and shorts. The festival is held primarily at Landmark Theatres' Magnolia Theatre in the ...
- 2003 Lake Placid Film Forum
- 2003 Fantasy Film Fest – Germany (Bronze Audience Award)
- 2003 Fantasia Film Fest-Montreal
- 2003 IFP Los Angeles Film Festival
- 2003 HypeFest
- 2003 1 Reel Film Festival – Bumbershoot
- 2003 Tulsa Overground Film Festival
- 2003 Mid Coast film & Arts Festival
- 2003 Sidewalk Moving Picture FestivalSidewalk Moving Picture FestivalThe Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is an annual film festival scheduled over one weekend in late September in Birmingham, Alabama, since 1999...
(Audience Award) - 2003 Rehoboth International Film Festival
- 2003 Calgary International Film FestivalCalgary International Film FestivalThe Calgary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for ten days in late September and early October...
- 2003 Washington D.C. Asian Film Festival
- 2003 Cardiff International Film Festival
- 2003 San Francisco World Film festival
- 2003 Hamptons International Film FestivalHamptons International Film FestivalHamptons International Film Festival was founded to provide a forum for independent filmmakers from around the world to express their vision. The Festival is traditionally held for five days in mid-October in theatre venues from Montauk to Southampton and attracts roughly 15,000 visitors annually...
- 2003 RES Fest
- 2003 Denver International Film Festival
- 2003 Edinburgh Film Festival
- 2003 Stockholm International Film FestivalStockholm International Film FestivalThe Stockholm International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year in the second half of November...
- 2003 Hawaii International Film FestivalHawaii International Film FestivalThe Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
- 2003 Deauville Film Festival
Trivia
- In 2006, A Ninja Pays Half My Rent is featured in NBC's Comedy Shorts Film Festival.
- In 2006, A Ninja Pays Half My Rent is featured in the New York Television FestivalNew York Television FestivalThe New York Television Festival is a yearly gathering of artists, fans, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2005, and is held in venues in New York City....
. - A Ninja Pays Half My Rent was the most watched short film in 2006 on AOL Moviefone.