Heroes of the East
Released
December 30, 1978
Runtime: 1h 41m
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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Cast & Crew
Gordon Liu
Ho To
Yuka Mizuno
Kung Zi
Cheng Kang-Yeh
Shou Kwan
Ching Miao
Ho To's Father
Yasuaki Kurata
Takeno
Naozo Kato
Senior Master Kato
- RH
Riki Harada
Japanese Kendo Master
- TS
Tetsu Sumi
Japanese Karate Master
- MS
Manabu Shirai
Japanese Nunchaku Master
Nobuo Yana
Japanese Spear Master
- YN
Yasutaka Nakazaki
Japanese Sai Master
Hitoshi Ōmae
Japanese Judo Master
Lau Kar-leung
Master So
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Wang Chun Keung
Huang Pa-Ching
Third Uncle
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Third Aunt
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Ho To's Sifu
Chow Siu-Loi
Ho To's Sifu
Lau Kar-leung
Director
Ni Kuang
Screenplay
Media
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