Heroes of the East (1978)
- Original title
- 中華丈夫
- Directed by
- Lau Kar-leung
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 74 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Chinese martial artist marries a Japanese woman and gets into fights with Japanese fighters to defend his honor. The film shows different martial arts styles from both countries.
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What happens
Heroes of the East (Chinese: 中華丈夫), also known as Challenge of the Ninja, Shaolin vs. Ninja, and Shaolin Challenges Ninja, is a martial arts film produced in 1978. It starred Gordon Liu and was directed by Lau Kar-Leung. Lau Kar-Leung has a cameo role as So Chan, a master of drunken boxing. The film is notable for portraying Japanese martial arts alongside the more typical kung fu used in most Hong Kong martial arts films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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