Heroes of the East (1978)
Original title: 中華丈夫
Heroes of the East is a 1978 Chinese-language action movie directed by Lau Kar-leung, with a running time of 1h 41m. It stars Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Yuka Mizuno and Cheng Kang-Yeh.
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.
Where to watch Heroes of the East
Stream: ARROW, Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Ho To
- Yuka Mizuno as Kung Zi
- Cheng Kang-Yeh as Shou Kwan
- Ching Miao as Ho To's Father
- Yasuaki Kurata as Takeno
- Naozo Kato as Senior Master Kato
- Riki Harada as Japanese Kendo Master
- Tetsu Sumi as Japanese Karate Master
- Manabu Shirai as Japanese Nunchaku Master
- Nobuo Yana as Japanese Spear Master
- Yasutaka Nakazaki as Japanese Sai Master
- Hitoshi Ōmae as Japanese Judo Master