Heroes of the East (1978)
"Zhong hua zhang fu" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writer:

Kuang Ni

Stars:

Chia Hui Liu, Yuka Mizuno, Lung Chan

Cast

Credited cast:
Chia Hui Liu	...	Ho Tao
Yuka Mizuno	...	Yumiko Koda
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lung Chan
Kang-Yeh Cheng	...	Chow Kan
Miao Ching
Norman Chu	...	Chang
Ping Ha
Riki Harada	...	Japanese Kendo expert
Linda Lin Di Ho
Hou Hsiao
Pa-Ching Huang
Naozo Kato	...	Dojo Grandmaster
Ho Chiu Kei
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Takeno, Japanese ninjutsu expert
Hoi Sang Lee	...	Bald Pupil

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | hand to hand combat | four word title | fight | ninjato sword | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin Japanese

Release Date:

November 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Challenge of the Ninja

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Classic martial arts' finest hour

This is classic martial arts with everything that comes with it, including, to start with the downside first: A terrible English dub. The videotape I saw was also cropped. But if you can past that and get on to the movie you're in for a positive surprise. Drunk Shaolin.. is as good as it gets and offers a great sense of humor without getting silly. In brief the story is about a Chinese man who happens to be a kung fu expert marries a Japanese girl who is a an avid karate fighter. Trouble is certainly ahead as she chucks out her husband's Chinese kung fu weapons to make room for her own Japanese weapons, even worse: He insults her karate she takes it personally as so does her teacher in Japan and a group of his crack students, so they are off to China to challenge her husband to a duel. What follows is a fantastic display of Japanese contra Chinese weapons and techniques presented with considerable style as well as humor. I watched this film many times, it is joy forever. 8/10