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Thundering Ninja

  • 19871987
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
83
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Thundering Ninja (1987)
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A Ninja Organisation and the C.I.A are fighting each other for the plans for a missile.A Ninja Organisation and the C.I.A are fighting each other for the plans for a missile.A Ninja Organisation and the C.I.A are fighting each other for the plans for a missile.
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
83
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Joseph Velasco
  • Writer
    • Godfrey Ho
  • Stars
    • Kei-Ying Cheng
    • Bernard Geurts
    • Ken Kerr
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  • Director
    • Joseph Velasco
  • Writer
    • Godfrey Ho
  • Stars
    • Kei-Ying Cheng
    • Bernard Geurts
    • Ken Kerr
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    • 8User reviews
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    Kei-Ying Cheng
    Kei-Ying Cheng
    Bernard Geurts
    Ken Kerr
    Feng Kou
    Feng Kou
      Chiang Li
        Fei Lung
        Fei Lung
          Pedro Massobrio
            Klaus Mutter
            Joe Redner
            Stuart Smith
            • Sydneyas Sydney
            • (as Stuart Steen)
            Man-Sheng Tu
            Man-Sheng Tu
              Tai-Liang Wang
                Yin Wang
                Yin Wang
                  Jimmy Wang Yu
                  Jimmy Wang Yu
                  • David Wongas David Wong
                  • (archive footage)
                  • Director
                    • Joseph Velasco
                  • Writer
                    • Godfrey Ho
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                    The majority of footage here is from the 1977 Jimmy Wang Yu movie, "The Criminal". Scenes with the Caucasian actors playing ninjas were added several years later for this version.
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                    Edited from Pan jue (1977)

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                  4/10
                  Wake me up when ninjas show up again
                  I can honestly say Thundering Ninja is a movie that I really tried to like. With an insane plot that has ninjas in pursuit of nuclear weapons to achieve global domination, that puts the ninja organisation against another ninja that is working for the CIA. That plot is amazing, but why this snoozefest spliced that together with scenes from a HK dramatic film with Jimmy Wang Yu is unknown and a really bad idea. Why they could not stay on point with the white ninjas fighting each other . This film is a mess and while it has its moments of brilliance, it is truly hard to get through from beginning to end. This could have been a contender for one of the best/worst movies ever and while there is some cool ridiculous ninja stuff going on, there is much more filler than killer. In summery Thundering Ninja is a mostly unwatchable crapfest that is inept and boring. A disappointment.
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                  • Release date
                    • July 16, 1987 (West Germany)
                  • Country of origin
                    • Hong Kong
                  • Language
                    • English
                  • Also known as
                    • The Thundering Ninja
                  • Filming locations
                    • Hong Kong, China
                  • Production company
                    • Filmark International Ltd.
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                    1 hour 30 minutes
                  • Color
                    • Color
                  • Sound mix
                    • Mono

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