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Heroes of the East

Heroes of the East

There is nothing more terrifying than the ninja... except death!

19787.31h 41m

Overview

When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife is forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful martial arts masters, each an expert in a different discipline, ranging from karate to samurai to ninjitsu.

Directed by Lau Kar-Leung
Written by Ni Kuang
Produced by Run Run Shaw
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Top Cast

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Ho To

Yuka Mizuno

Yuka Mizuno

Kung Zi

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Shou Kwan

Ching Miao

Ching Miao

Ho To's Father

Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Takeno

Naozo Kato

Naozo Kato

Senior Master Kato

Riki Harada

Riki Harada

Japanese Kendo Master

T

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate Master

M

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku Master

Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana

Japanese Spear Master

Themes & Keywords

martial artsjapankung fushanghai, chinakaratejudoninjahong kongdrunken masterninjitsu1930sdrunken boxing

About Heroes of the East

Heroes of the East is a action, comedy film released in 1978 exploring themes of martial arts, japan, kung fu, shanghai, china, karate, judo. Directed by Lau Kar-Leung, it stars Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Yuka Mizuno, Cheng Kang-Yeh. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife is forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful martial arts masters, each an expert in a different discipline, ranging from karate to samurai to ninjitsu.

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