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Heroes of the East
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Heroes of the East

Dec 30, 1978
1h 41m
★ 7.3

There is nothing more terrifying than the ninja... except death!

Overview

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.

Genres

Action
Comedy

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Ho To

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Yuka Mizuno

Kung Zi

Yuka Mizuno

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Shou Kwan

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Ching Miao

Ho To's Father

Ching Miao

Yasuaki Kurata

Takeno

Yasuaki Kurata

Naozo Kato

Senior Master Kato

Naozo Kato

Riki Harada

Japanese Kendo Master

Riki Harada

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate Master

Tetsu Sumi

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku Master

Manabu Shirai

Nobuo Yana

Japanese Spear Master

Nobuo Yana

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Sai Master

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Hitoshi Ōmae

Japanese Judo Master

Hitoshi Ōmae

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