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Director:
Chia-Liang Liu
Writer:
Kuang Ni (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 December 1978 (Hong Kong) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama See more »
Plot:
A Chinese man (Liu) marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all... See more » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Essential Viewing for fans of ‘The Raid: Redemption’ – 15 Classic Martial Arts Films
 (From SoundOnSight. 5 April 2012, 10:43 PM, PDT)
Shaw Brothers Saturdays: ‘Heroes of the East’ is in a class of its own, period
 (From SoundOnSight. 3 March 2012, 5:20 PM, PST)
Shaw Brothers Saturdays: a ‘Guillotine’ that lacks a sharp edge
 (From SoundOnSight. 7 January 2012, 9:35 AM, PST)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Chia-Liang Liu ... Drunken Master
Hung Lu
Yasutaka Nakazaki ... Japanese Sai expert
Hitoshi Omae ... Japanese judo expert
Sha-fei Ouyang
Helen Poon (as Pan Ping Chang)
Hayato Ryuzaki ... Nunchaku expert
Hsin Shen
Yujiro Sumi ... Karate expert
Wilson Tong
Nobuo Yana ... Japanese spear expert
Hua Yang
Siu Tien Yuen ... Tao's Teacher
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Directed by
Chia-Liang Liu 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Kuang Ni  writer

Produced by
Mona Fong .... producer
 
Original Music by
Yung-Yu Chen 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur Wong 
 
Costume Design by
Chi-Yu Liu 
 
Makeup Department
Yen-Lien Peng .... hair stylist
Hsu-Ching Wu .... makeup artist
 
Stunts
Chia-Liang Liu .... stunt coordinator
Wilson Tong .... assistant stunt coordinator (as Tang Wei-cheng)
 
Other crew
Chi-Ming Pang .... script supervisor (as Peng Chih-Ming)
Cheng Peng .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Zhong hua zhang fu" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Shaolin Challenges Ninja" - International (English title) (dubbed version)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-3 (1991) | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | USA:R
Company:
Shaw BrothersSee more »

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
The Title Says It All..., 5 May 2005
Author: hmmdrmike from United States

With a title like Shaolin Challenges Ninja... how could this movie not be amazing? With excellently choreographed fight scenes, a decent storyline (horrible translation... but that just adds to its reputation as a classic), and a great assortment of fighting styles and weaponry, this movie is amazing.

And there's not that much more to say. Watch this movie if you're a fan of classic Shaw Brother's martial arts mayhem. The only disappointment would come in how easily the hero defeats each villain. But his reasons for non-violence fit the storyline and thus, can't be avoided.

A non-violent action movie? Yes it is... and it still rules. Enjoy.

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