Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East
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1978
1h 41m
7.3(67 votes)
Action
Comedy

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.

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Shaw Brothers

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Cast & Crew

53 members
Acting

劉家輝

Ho To

劉家輝
Acting

Yuka Mizuno

Kung Zi

Yuka Mizuno
Acting

鄭康業

Shou Kwan

鄭康業
Acting

Ching Miao

Ho To's Father

Ching Miao
Acting

倉田保昭

Takeno

倉田保昭
Acting

Naozo Kato

Senior Master Kato

Naozo Kato
Acting

原田力

Japanese Kendo Master

原田力
Acting

Tetsu Sumi

Japanese Karate Master

No Image
Acting

Manabu Shirai

Japanese Nunchaku Master

No Image
Acting

八名信夫

Japanese Spear Master

八名信夫
Acting

Yasutaka Nakazaki

Japanese Sai Master

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Acting

大前均

Japanese Judo Master

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Acting

劉家良

Master So

劉家良
Acting

徐少強

Wang Chun Keung

徐少強
Acting

Huang Pa-Ching

Third Uncle

Huang Pa-Ching
Acting

歐陽莎菲

Third Aunt

歐陽莎菲
Acting

袁小田

Ho To's Sifu

袁小田
Acting

Chow Siu-Loi

Ho To's Sifu

Chow Siu-Loi
Acting

李海生

Martial Art Student

李海生
Acting

唐伟成

Martial Art Student

唐伟成
Acting

陳龍

Martial Art Student

陳龍
Acting

Yeung Wah

Martial Art Student

Yeung Wah
Acting

小侯

Martial Art Student

小侯
Acting

Ho Kei-Cheong

Martial Art Student

Ho Kei-Cheong
Acting

李擎柱

Martial Art Student

李擎柱
Acting

陳明偉

Martial Art Student

陳明偉
Acting

神仙

Martial Art Student

神仙
Acting

藍偉

Martial Art Student

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Acting

Kei Ho-Chiu

Martial Art Student / Servant

Kei Ho-Chiu
Acting

Ho Bo-Sing

Martial Art Student / Servant

Ho Bo-Sing
Acting

Ho Chi-Wai

Martial Art Student / Servant

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Acting

張作舟

Servant

張作舟
Acting

Tai Kwan-Tak

Servant

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Acting

Chu Kai

Servant

Chu Kai
Acting

Lau Chun

Servant

Lau Chun
Acting

Linda Hoh

Wedding Guest

Linda Hoh
Acting

夏萍

Wedding Guest

夏萍
Acting

Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Wedding Guest

Helen Poon Bing-Seung
Acting

許瑩英

Wedding Guest

許瑩英
Acting

Hung Ling-Ling

Wedding Guest

Hung Ling-Ling
Acting

呂紅

Wedding Guest

呂紅
Acting

Fong Yue

Wedding Guest

Fong Yue
Acting

Tam Ying

Wedding Guest

Tam Ying
Acting

錢似鶯

Wedding Guest

錢似鶯
Acting

Kwan Yan

Wedding Guest

Kwan Yan
Acting

Got Ping

Wedding Guest

Got Ping
Acting

張照

Wedding Guest

張照
Acting

Gam Tin-Chue

Wedding Guest

Gam Tin-Chue
Acting

Man Ngai-Tik

Wedding Guest

Man Ngai-Tik
Acting

To Wing-Leung

Onlooker at Market Place

To Wing-Leung
Acting

Lam Wah

Onlooker at Market Place

Lam Wah
Acting

Lau Ga-Yung

Student

Lau Ga-Yung
Acting

Ng Yam-Chuen

Onlooker at Market Place

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