Movie·1978·1h 41m
Heroes of the East
There is nothing more terrifying than the ninja... except death!
Directed By
Lau Kar-leung
Country
Hong Kong
Language
Mandarin
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The Story
Original title: 中華丈夫
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.
Written By
Ni Kuang
Producer
Run Run Shaw
Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Editor
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
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
Lau Kar-leung
Master So
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Wang Chun Keung
Huang Pa-Ching
Third Uncle
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Third Aunt
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Ho To's Sifu
Chow Siu-Loi
Ho To's Sifu
// crew
Crew
Lau Kar-leung
Director
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Director of Photography
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Ni Kuang
Screenplay
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Lee Yim-Hoi
Editor
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