Heroes of the Eastern Skies (1977)

Original title

筧橋英烈傳

Directed by

Chang Tseng-chai

Genre

war film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

II

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Taiwanese war film from 1977 about Chinese air force pilots fighting the Japanese in 1937. It shows their battles over Shanghai, Nanking, and Taierzhuang. The story is based on real events and pilots.

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What happens

Heroes of the Eastern Skies (Chinese: 筧橋英烈傳; pinyin: jianqiao yinglie zhuan; lit. 'Heroic Martyrs of Jianqiao'), is a Chinese war drama filmed in Taiwan, R.O.C. and based on the true story of a small group of Chinese flying aces in 1937 at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, specifically depicting events in the Battle of Shanghai, Battle of Nanking and the Battle of Taierzhuang; the movie was released on 7 July 1977 in commemoration of the 7/7 Incident which sparked the start World War II in Asia. The movie recounts the combat actions between the Chinese Air Force and the invading air power of Imperial Japan with the flashpoint of the airwar set at Jianqiao Airbase, It won 6 awards at the 14th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Film and Best Director (Chang Tseng-tse). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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