A Book of Heroes

A Book of Heroes

1986•1h 21m•6.8/10

ActionComedyCrime

Ratings

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6.8/10(4)

When a crime lord moves in on Hong Kong territory, conflicts ensues. Soon a shipment of gold bars disappears, and many go for the gold. Three women use their martial arts skills to take down the baddies. Super cool fights, kicks, shapes and mad stunts.

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Production

Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong), Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd.

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Yamashita sensei

Yukari Ôshima

Yukari Ôshima

Yamashita's fighter

David Tao

David Tao

David

Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Yang Shan Shan

Eugene Thomas

Eugene Thomas

Oshima's goon

Bin Bin

Bin Bin

Little fighter

Fang Cheng

Fang Cheng

Ah Fang

Chen Hui-Lou

Chen Hui-Lou

Police chief

Li Chang-An

Policeman

Chang Yi-Teng

Little Rat

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Little Rat's man

Su Kuo-Liang

Little Rat's man

Woo Gwa

Hu Pai

Pauline Lan

Pauline Lan

Little Mei

Richard Hartzell

Gambler at Bachelor Club

Chao Shun

Chao Shun

Cheng Chin-i

Cheng Chin-i

Chu Feng-Kang

Chang Chung-Yu

Thug

Wong Tak-Sang

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