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Heroes of the East (1978)

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.
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Lau Kar-leung profile
Lau Kar-leung

Director

Ni Kuang profile
Ni Kuang

Screenplay

Cast

Gordon Liu Chia-hui profile
Gordon Liu Chia-hui

Ho To

Yuka Mizuno profile
Yuka Mizuno

Kung Zi

Cheng Kang-Yeh profile
Cheng Kang-Yeh

Shou Kwan

Ching Miao profile
Ching Miao

Ho To's father

Yasuaki Kurata profile
Yasuaki Kurata

Takeno

Naozo Kato profile
Naozo Kato

Senior master Kato

Riki Harada profile
Riki Harada

Japanese Kendo master

Tetsu Sumi profile
Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate master

Manabu Shirai profile
Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku master

Nobuo Yana profile
Nobuo Yana

Japanese Spear master

Yasutaka Nakazaki profile
Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Sai master

Hitoshi Ōmae profile
Hitoshi Ōmae

Japanese Judo master

Gordon Liu Chia-hui profile
Gordon Liu Chia-hui

Ho To

Yuka Mizuno profile
Yuka Mizuno

Kung Zi

Cheng Kang-Yeh profile
Cheng Kang-Yeh

Shou Kwan

Ching Miao profile
Ching Miao

Ho To's father

Yasuaki Kurata profile
Yasuaki Kurata

Takeno

Naozo Kato profile
Naozo Kato

Senior master Kato

Riki Harada profile
Riki Harada

Japanese Kendo master

Tetsu Sumi profile
Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate master

Manabu Shirai profile
Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku master

Nobuo Yana profile
Nobuo Yana

Japanese Spear master

Yasutaka Nakazaki profile
Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Sai master

Hitoshi Ōmae profile
Hitoshi Ōmae

Japanese Judo master

Extra

Release Date

December 30, 1978

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

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Heroes of the East (1978) - 2015 Trailer

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