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Heroes of the East

Heroes of the East

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

1978•1h 41m•7.3/10
ActionComedy

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7.3/10(69)

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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Production

Shaw Brothers

Language

ZH

Status

Released

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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

Japanese Kendo Master

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate Master

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku Master

Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana

Japanese Spear Master

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Sai Master

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

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Simon 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 (uncredited)

Wilson Tong Wai-Shing

Wilson Tong Wai-Shing

Martial Art Student (uncredited)

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