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A Book of Heroes (1986)

Overview

In one of her first film appearances Yukari plays an undercover Japanese criminal police officer investigating the gang led by Yamashita (Yasuaki Kurata). As in most of these Taiwanese films, slapstick comedy alternates with intense action. An absurd plot has something to do with missing bullion and a treasure map. Yamashita’s gang wants it, and so do an unlikely band of heroes, including an incompetent traffic cop, his cop wannabe girl friend, and a couple of card sharks who have teamed up with an infatuated gas station owner. Some of Taiwan’s best action actors provide excellent kung fu action.
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Kevin Chu profile
Kevin Chu

Director

Sit Hing-Kwok profile
Sit Hing-Kwok

Screenplay

Cast

Yasuaki Kurata profile
Yasuaki Kurata

Yamashita sensei

Yukari Ôshima profile
Yukari Ôshima

Yamashita's fighter

David Tao profile
David Tao

David

Loretta Yang Hui-shan profile
Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Yang Shan Shan

Eugene Thomas profile
Eugene Thomas

Oshima's goon

Bin Bin profile
Bin Bin

Little fighter

Fang Cheng profile
Fang Cheng

Ah Fang

Chen Hui-Lou profile
Chen Hui-Lou

Police chief

Li Chang-An profile
Li Chang-An

Policeman

Chang Yi-Teng profile
Chang Yi-Teng

Little Rat

Tsai Chong-Chiu profile
Tsai Chong-Chiu

Little Rat's man

Su Kuo-Liang profile
Su Kuo-Liang

Little Rat's man

Yasuaki Kurata profile
Yasuaki Kurata

Yamashita sensei

Yukari Ôshima profile
Yukari Ôshima

Yamashita's fighter

David Tao profile
David Tao

David

Loretta Yang Hui-shan profile
Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Yang Shan Shan

Eugene Thomas profile
Eugene Thomas

Oshima's goon

Bin Bin profile
Bin Bin

Little fighter

Fang Cheng profile
Fang Cheng

Ah Fang

Chen Hui-Lou profile
Chen Hui-Lou

Police chief

Li Chang-An profile
Li Chang-An

Policeman

Chang Yi-Teng profile
Chang Yi-Teng

Little Rat

Tsai Chong-Chiu profile
Tsai Chong-Chiu

Little Rat's man

Su Kuo-Liang profile
Su Kuo-Liang

Little Rat's man

Extra

Release Date

June 18, 1986

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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

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