Heroes of the East
(1978)
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Heroes of the East
(1978)
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Chia-Hui Liu | ... | ||
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Yuka Mizuno | ... | |
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Kurata Yasuaki | ... |
Takeno, Japanese ninjutsu expert
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Naozo Kato | ... |
Dojo Grandmaster
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Riki Harada | ... |
Japanese Kendo expert
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Yujiro Sumi | ... |
Karate expert
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Hayato Ryuzaki | ... |
Nunchaku expert
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Nobuo Yana | ... |
Japanese spear expert
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Yasutaka Nakazaki | ... |
Japanese Sai expert
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Hitoshi Ômae | ... |
Japanese judo expert
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Chia-Liang Liu | ... |
Drunken Master Su (Guest star))
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Lung Chan |
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Ming-Wai Chan | ... |
(as Ming-Wei Chen)
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Kang-Yeh Cheng | ... |
Chow Kan
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Chok Chow Cheung |
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A Chinese man (Liu) marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all of her Japanese martial arts family by issuing a challenge to her that is misinterpreted by the others. He must then prove how good Chinese Kung Fu really is through a series of duels with the seven Japanese martial artists who come to meet the challenge. Written by Anonymous
With a title like Shaolin Challenges Ninja... how could this movie not be amazing? With excellently choreographed fight scenes, a decent storyline (horrible translation... but that just adds to its reputation as a classic), and a great assortment of fighting styles and weaponry, this movie is amazing.
And there's not that much more to say. Watch this movie if you're a fan of classic Shaw Brother's martial arts mayhem. The only disappointment would come in how easily the hero defeats each villain. But his reasons for non-violence fit the storyline and thus, can't be avoided.
A non-violent action movie? Yes it is... and it still rules. Enjoy.