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

Heroes of the East Trailers

Cast

Ho To

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Kung Zi

Yuka Mizuno

Shou Kwan

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Ho To's Father

Ching Miao

Takeno

Yasuaki Kurata

Senior Master Kato

Naozo Kato

Japanese Kendo Master

Riki Harada

Japanese Karate Master

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Nunchaku Master

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Spear Master

Nobuo Yana

Japanese Sai Master

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Judo Master

Hitoshi Ōmae

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