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Ninjin - The Way Of The Vegetable Assassin

by Michael Wright

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The story of a man with a gun and a mission - to eliminate all instances of unseasonal vegetable consumption. Written and directed by the brilliant Michael 'Watercress' Wright and starring the magnificent Daniel 'Legume' Lapaine with deft editing by Simon 'Water Celery' Wilcox and a purringly perfect soundtrack by Michael 'Mango' Mertens. Produced by the kind people at Mustard in association with the equally kind people at Eat Seasonably. Huge thanks to all.

Full cast:
Daniel Lapaine - Ninjin; Rob Whitelock - Burgess; Kinue Kato - Kabu Sensei; Leah Whitaker - MI5 Woman; Michael Wright - MI5 Man; Jason Thorpe - The Swede; Natasha Heenan - Woman on Bench; Mavreen Brown - Woman in Car Park; Alex Parkinson - Sandwich Guy; Vince Siracusa - Man in Street.

Full crew:
Michael Wright - Director; John Doris - Executive Producer; Sarah Crisp - Production Manager; Peter Sorg - Director of Photography; Tom Guy - Gaffer; Laura Jane Sessions & Camilla Tew - Hair & Make Up Artists; Mavreen Brown - Production Assistant; Alex Parkinson - Runner; Harry Jarman - Flame Operator; Steve Lane - Sound Designer; Simon Wilcox, Editor; Composer - Michael Mertens.

Special thanks to:
Michael Mertens at Escape Route, George Martin at Arri Focus, Mark Day at Clapham Road Studios, Loaded Dice, Dan Love & Gil James at Golden Square Post Production, Paula Haughey at Grand Central Sound Studios, Anglo-Japanese Society of Wessex and all at Mustard.

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7 comments

I did think Bourn Ulimatum when I saw this - it's a rather impressive video to watch, though is it bad that I wondered what a waste it was for the veg that got 'shot' at?

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morven_macaskill 2 months ago.

My favorite Green Thing video so far. Nice. I give it 10/10 - that should help bring up your average rating! :)

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Devon 9 months ago.

I think it might have been a spud gun More seriously, do not try shooting out of season vegetables at home

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James 9 months ago.

Zero out of 10!! Boy, that's harsh greenth. Especially since it's clearly a minor masterpiece ;-) Are hitman & guns irresponsible because consumers will go out and start shooting innocent vegetables ;-) Don't quite see it. Nor the point about lazy I'm afraid. We think it's a great way to get the message across. Green Thing calcs on seasonable food are here: http://bit.ly/DG7l4 and our info page on the site is here http://bit.ly/aCXI0. Finally the Eat Seasonably campaign we partnered with for Ninjin has done extensive research into seasonality - we share some of their info/links here: http://bit.ly/197bF6 Thanks --andy

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andyh 9 months ago.

How to get noticed for all the wrong reasons, using a hitman and guns is a lazy and potentially irresponsible way of trying to get the message across. Most consumers have no idea what's in season and with the potential to extend a crops harvesting season by using biodegradeable plastic mulch, polytunnels and glasshouses what does seasonal mean anyway. 0/10 Guys!

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greenth 9 months ago.

Like The Bourne Ultimatum but with vegetables.

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howcast 9 months ago.

"Each vegetable has its season" - fantastic.

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kellis 9 months ago.

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