A Ninja Pays Half My Rent (2003)
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.
Director: Steven K. Tsuchida
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Timm Sharp as Barry |
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Anthony Liebetrau as Grapefruit Roomate |
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Shin Koyamada as Black Ninja |
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Steven K. Tsuchida as Red Ninja |
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Mark Castro as Cop #1 |
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Aaron Ginsburg as Cop #2 |
| Camera | Hiroyuki Fukuda | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tak Ishizaka | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ron Veto | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Guy Beard | Key Grip |
| Camera | Tom Clancy | Grip |
| Camera | Pat Dames | Best Boy Grip |
| Writing | Aaron Ginsburg | Writer |
| Writing | Wade McIntyre | Writer |
| Writing | Steven K. Tsuchida | Writer |
| Directing | Steven K. Tsuchida | Director |
| Production | Steven K. Tsuchida | Producer |
| Production | Mark Castro | Producer |
| Camera | Rhet Bear | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ken Mowe | Editor |
| Production | Billy Poveda | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Phillip Badger | Gaffer |
| Sound | Paul Vik Marshall | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Joe Eddie Casares | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Clark Muller | Telecine Colorist |