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 ...
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| Chia-Hui Liu | ... | Ho Tao | |
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Yuka Mizuno | ... | Yumiko Koda |
| Yasuaki Kurata | ... | Takeno, Japanese ninjutsu expert (as Kurata Yasuaki) | |
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Naozo Kato | ... | Dojo Grandmaster |
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Riki Harada | ... | Japanese Kendo expert |
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Yujiro Sumi | ... | Karate expert |
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Hayato Ryuzaki | ... | Nunchaku expert |
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Nobuo Yana | ... | Japanese spear expert |
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Yasutaka Nakazaki | ... | Japanese Sai expert |
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Hitoshi Ômae | ... | Japanese judo expert |
| Chia-Liang Liu | ... | Drunken Master Su (Guest star) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lung Chan | |||
| Ming-Wai Chan | ... | (as Ming-Wei Chen) | |
| Kang-Yeh Cheng | ... | Chow Kan | |
| Chok Chow Cheung | |||
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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. Written by Anonymous
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kung fu | martial arts | martial arts master | drunken style kung fu | nunchaku |Certificate:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
30 December 1978 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Drunk Shaolin Challenges Ninja See more »Filming Locations:
Yokohama Harbour, Kanagawa, JapanCompany Credits
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When the Japanese fighters arrive in Hong Kong they walk past, possible arrive on, the Norwegian ship MS Halldis. See more »Alternate Versions
The UK VHS release is cut by over 5 minutes for a '15' rating. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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