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Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East

Heroes of the East

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

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

30 December 1978

Country

Hong Kong

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

Tetsu Sumi

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate master

Manabu Shirai

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku master

Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana

Japanese Spear master

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Sai master

Hitoshi Ōmae

Hitoshi Ōmae

Japanese Judo master

Lau Kar-leung

Lau Kar-leung

Master So

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Wang Chun Keung

Huang Pa-Ching

Huang Pa-Ching

Third Uncle

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Third Aunt

Yuen Siu-Tien

Yuen Siu-Tien

Ho To's sifu

Chow Siu-Loi

Chow Siu-Loi

Ho To's sifu

Lee Hoi-Sang

Lee Hoi-Sang

Martial art student

Wilson Tong

Wilson Tong

Martial art student

Peter Chan Lung

Peter Chan Lung

Martial art student

Yeung Wah

Yeung Wah

Martial art student

Hsiao Ho

Hsiao Ho

Martial art student

King Lee King-Chu

King Lee King-Chu

Martial art student

San Sin

San Sin

Martial art student

Kei Ho-Chiu

Kei Ho-Chiu

Martial art student/Servant

Ho Bo-Sing

Ho Bo-Sing

Martial art student/Servant

Cheung Chok-Chow

Cheung Chok-Chow

Servant

Lau Chun

Lau Chun

Servant

Linda Hoh

Linda Hoh

Wedding guest

Teresa Ha Ping

Teresa Ha Ping

Wedding guest

Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Wedding guest

Hui Ying-Ying

Hui Ying-Ying

Wedding guest

Hung Ling-Ling

Hung Ling-Ling

Wedding guest

Lui Hung

Lui Hung

Wedding guest

Fong Yue

Fong Yue

Wedding guest

Tam Ying

Tam Ying

Wedding Guest

Chin Tsi-Ang

Chin Tsi-Ang

Wedding guest

Kwan Yan

Kwan Yan

Wedding guest

Gam Tin-Chue

Gam Tin-Chue

Wedding guest

To Wing-Leung

To Wing-Leung

Onlooker at market place

Chan Ming-Wai

Chan Ming-Wai

Martial Art Student

Nam Wai

Nam Wai

Martial Art Student

Man Ngai-Tik

Man Ngai-Tik

Wedding guest

Chu Kai

Chu Kai

Servant

Lam Wah

Lam Wah

Onlooker at market place

Got Ping

Got Ping

Wedding guest

Tai Kwan-Tak

Tai Kwan-Tak

Servant

Ho Chi-Wai

Ho Chi-Wai

Martial Art Student/Servant

Ho Kei-Cheong

Ho Kei-Cheong

Martial Art Student

Cheung Hei

Cheung Hei

Wedding guest

Lau Ga-Yung

Lau Ga-Yung

Student

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