Heroes of the East (1978) on Netflix
Ho To is a kung fu student in 1930s Shanghai, married to Kung Zi, a karate fighter. Their quarrel over which nation's martial arts are superior draws Japanese masters to China.
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Plot summary
Ho To studies kung fu in 1930s Shanghai. His wealthy father arranges a marriage for him to a young woman from a Japanese family he knows through business. Ho To refuses at first and pretends to be ill, then changes his mind once he sees his bride, Kung Zi. After the wedding he learns that she trains in karate, which he calls violent and unladylike, and he urges her toward Chinese styles. They quarrel over which country's martial arts are better, and Kung Zi returns to Japan. Ho To mails her a letter belittling Japanese martial arts, hoping the insult will bring her back. Kung Zi's childhood friend Takeno, a ninjutsu expert, reads it instead and comes to China with a group of Japanese masters, saying Ho To will face a different specialist each day.
Cast
- Riki Haradaas Japanese Kendo Master
- Tetsu Sumias Japanese Karate Master
- Manabu Shiraias Japanese Nunchaku Master
- Yasutaka Nakazakias Japanese Sai Master
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Heroes of the East (1978)
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- Director Lau Kar-leung insisted that none of the fights in the film ended in death, and had Ho Tao condemn the lethal ninjutsu technique as dishonorable, calling it an "ambush" used only by "treacherous criminals".
