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Ninja Thunderbolt

1984 · 91 min

A scrappy, disjointed martial-arts mashup that lurches between ninja fights and detective work, more amusing than gripping.

Directed by: Godfrey Ho, Gam Ming
Genres: Crime, Action
Starring: Richard Harrison, Don Wong Tao, Yasuaki Kurata

Overview: The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror. Hong Kong Cut-and-paste edit of a 1984 Taiwanese movie called "To Catch A Thief" (至尊神偷, directed by Gam Ming) with new footage. Apart of IFDs "Thunderbolt" series.

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Directed by: Godfrey Ho, Gam Ming
Genres: Crime, Action
Starring: Richard Harrison, Don Wong Tao, Yasuaki Kurata

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
power
betrayal
violence
justice
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: crime, action
Directed by: Godfrey Ho, Gam Ming
Written by: Godfrey Ho, Gam Ming
Starring: Richard Harrison, Don Wong Tao, Yasuaki Kurata, Chiang Tao, John Ladalski, Pierre Tremblay, Chow Kong, Cheng Fu-Hung
Cinematography: Cheung Hoi
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: English

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