Heroes of the East

1978 [CHINESE]

Action / Comedy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 79% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 3052 3.1K

martial arts japan kung fu shanghai, china karate judo

Plot summary

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.

Director

Chia-Liang Liu Photo
Chia-Liang Liu

Top cast

Hitoshi Ômae Photo
Hitoshi Ômae as Japanese judo expert
Yasuaki Kurata Photo
Yasuaki Kurata as Takeno, Japanese ninjutsu expert
Nobuo Yana Photo
Nobuo Yana as Japanese spear expert
Chia-Hui Liu Photo
Chia-Hui Liu as Ho Tao
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964.14 MB
1280*534
Chinese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 1
1.75 GB
1920*800
Chinese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zenjiedo_68 9 / 10

Sweet Like Cherry Pie

Challenge of the Ninja is essentially a story of cultures. From the initial opening credits when Gordon Liu a young Chinese man marries a Japanese girl you can see that they and everything around them will clash as the newlyweds try to find common ground. Their varying attitudes about martial arts to the way they train pits the two lovers on a collision course that ultimately has the proud, stubborn and spoiled bride running back to her family. An ill advised note pits a rival suitor against the young man and his Japanese entourage of fighters who feel slighted by its contents that derides their skill and culture as fighters. When Gordon meets with them head on he not only wins back his wayward wife but gains the respect and admiration of those who would challenge him. This movie is a must see for those who like to see the various styles of martial arts represented by Chinese Kung Fu by one of its finest proponents.
Reviewed by Steve K. 10 / 10

An excellent but overlooked classic

If you've ever enjoyed the classic Kung-fu films of the 70's, I'm sure you remember The 5 Deadly Venoms, Master Killer, 10 Dragons from Canton, etc, etc... But this classic is almost always overlooked for the simple reason that it wasn't aired too many times in the states. And this title is impossible to find on VHS, DVD, LD or any other medium. But if you ever have the chance, see this movie!!! This movie is as good as it gets when it comes to showing off the difference between Chinese Kung-fu and various Japanese techniques. And this movie is very humorous at the same time. You see, as the Japanese challenger comes one by one to duel, the wife of our star tells him of the exact style of fighting that the challenger will use (i.e. sword, spear, throwing stars, Ninjitsu etc...) . It is upto our hero (Gordon Liu of Master Killer) to counter each particular Japanese style with a similar Chinese technique. Chinese sword vs Japanese sword, Chinese spear vs Japanese spear. You get the idea. Now bearing in mind that this movie is Chinese made, of course the Chinese techniques prove to be superior. But really the best part of the movie is seeing how each weapon and techniques match up against each other.And look at the ratings the people who have seen this movie gave. Check it out.
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