Heroes of the East

1978 · directed by Lau Kar-leung

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

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.

Heroes of the East (1978), directed by Lau Kar-leung, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Gordon Liu Chia-hui
• Yuka Mizuno
• Cheng Kang-Yeh
• Ching Miao
• Yasuaki Kurata
• Naozo Kato
• Riki Harada
• Tetsu Sumi
• Manabu Shirai
• Nobuo Yana

Crew

• Arthur Wong Ngok-tai — Director of Photography
• Chiang Hsing-Lung — Editor
• Lee Yim-Hoi — Editor
• Ni Kuang — Screenplay

More from Lau Kar-leung

1. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) — 78/100
2. The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) — 77/100
3. The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) — 72/100
4. Dirty Ho (1979) — 72/100
5. Legendary Weapons of China (1982) — 70/100
6. Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) — 69/100

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