Heroes of the East
| Heroes of the East | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lau Kar Leung |
| Written by | Ni Kuang |
| Produced by | Mona Fong Run Run Shaw |
| Starring | Gordon Liu Yuka Mizuno Yasuaki Kurata |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
| Edited by | Hsing-Lung Chiang Yen-Hai Li |
| Music by | Yung-Yu Chen |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese Japanese |
Heroes of the East (Chinese: 中華丈夫), also known as Challenge of the Ninja, Shaolin vs. Ninja, and Shaolin Challenges Ninja, is a martial arts film produced in 1978. It starred Gordon Liu and was directed by Lau Kar-Leung. Lau Kar-Leung has a cameo role as So Chan, a master of Zui Quan. The film is notable for portraying Japanese martial arts alongside the more typical kung fu used in most Hong Kong martial arts films.