Heroes of the East

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Lau Kar-leung

Release

December 30, 1978

Status

Released

Country

Hong Kong

Network

Shaw Brothers

Runtime

1h 41m

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Where to watch

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Cast

• 
  Gordon Liu

  Ho To
• 
  Yuka Mizuno

  Kung Zi
• 
  Cheng Kang-Yeh

  Shou Kwan
• 
  Ching Miao

  Ho To's Father
• 
  Yasuaki Kurata

  Takeno
• 
  Naozo Kato

  Senior Master Kato
• Riki Harada

  Japanese Kendo Master
• Tetsu Sumi

  Japanese Karate Master
• Manabu Shirai

  Japanese Nunchaku Master
• 
  Nobuo Yana

  Japanese Spear Master
• Yasutaka Nakazaki

  Japanese Sai Master
• 
  Hitoshi Ōmae

  Japanese Judo Master

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