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

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.

high-energycolorfulaction-packedlight-heartedwhimsicalexcitingfast-pacedculturally respectful

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)

Trailer

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