Heroes of the East (1978)

12/30/1978 (HK) • 1h 45m

Action, Comedy

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

Overview

Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, he's 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.

Top Billed Cast

Ching Miao

Ho To's Father

Naozo Kato

Senior Master Kato

Riki Harada

Japanese Kendo Master

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate Master

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku Master


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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

martial arts

japan

kung fu

shanghai, china

karate

judo

ninja

hong kong

drunken master

ninjitsu

1930s

drunken boxing

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