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.
Ninja Thunderbolt (1984) is a crime and action film directed by Godfrey Ho, released on January 1, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Richard Harrison, Don Wong Tao, Yasuaki Kurata and Chiang Tao. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 8 ratings.
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Richard Harrison
Don Wong Tao
Yasuaki Kurata
Chiang Tao
John Ladalski
Pierre Tremblay
Chow Kong
Cheng Fu-Hung
John Culkin
as Richard Harrison (ADR)
Elizabeth Oram
as Various ADR
Pierre Tremblay
as Various ADR
Simon Broad
as Various ADR
Directed by Godfrey Ho, written by Godfrey Ho and Gam Ming, produced by Betty Chan Kwai-Wa and Joseph Lai San-Lun.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 8 ratings.
If there’s a Mount Rushmore of so-bad-it’s-fun cinema, Godfrey Ho is etched into the granite with a katana. And his 1984 film Ninja Thunderbolt is one of his most gloriously incoherent offerings. Slashed together from various incomplete projects and a few scenes of stock footage, entire sequences are unwatchable, filmed in pitch blackness with ninjas flailing about in the dark. There is even a jarring detour into a…
Reviewed on June 26, 2025
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The main cast of Ninja Thunderbolt (1984) includes Richard Harrison, Don Wong Tao, Yasuaki Kurata, Chiang Tao and John Ladalski. The film was directed by Godfrey Ho. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Ninja Thunderbolt was released on January 1, 1984 and runs for 1h 31m.
Ninja Thunderbolt (1984) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 8 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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