Underplayed Gems

Heroes of the East (1978)

Heroes of the East poster
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
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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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