Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013. There are roughly 1200 "old school" kung fu movies that were produced from the late 60's to the mid 80's. Amazingly every fight scene in this film is on par with the others. Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012. Forgot your password? It's little surprise given that the main stars are accomplished fighters in themselves, whether it be Chia Hui Liu (or "Gordon" as he is called in the West) as the provoked hero, Yuko Mizuno as his Japanese wife, or the various Japanese challengers up against him, chief of whom is the typically excellent Yasuaki Kurata. I watched this film many times, it is joy forever. But only maybe 5 would make the list for the most accurate, real usage of kung fu put to film. Right from the start all the way to the bizarre final fight the film offers great "my style is better than yours" -type fight scenes one after another. 8/10. No one dies in this one, so there's none of that extra gratuitous thrill. the japanese swordsman are very stright forward in attack as kendo practitioners do and the fighting flows so nicely despite very different style of fighting. Gordon Liu is, of course an awesome exponent of Chinese kung fu. HEROES OF THE EAST is most probably the greatest martial arts film I have seen. It's a beautiful thing to see a Shaw Brothers film get the five star treatment, but it's even better when the movie itself is a five star film, like this classic from Liu Chia-liang (Lau Kar-leung). After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. One scene in particular in which husband and wive throw down their country's hidden weapons on a table recalls the great Hollywood comedies of the 30s and 40s. If you like seeing different martial arts styles going against each other in interesting and colorful ways. Sai vs Butterfly swords. they ACTUALLy do karate,judo, ninjuitsu (as movie ninjuitsu goes), etc. See this film, though it may be difficult to do. They soon marry. Heroes Of The East aka Shaolin Challenges Ninja is one of many collaborations between actor Gordon Liu and director Lau Kar Leung brought to us by the legendary Shaw Bros. Studios. Soon they travel to Japan changeling Lui once a day in different forms of Japanese martial arts, Kendo, Karate, numchuk, pole, yari, sai, Judo and then finally Ninjitsu. The action started when she returned to Japan and a letter came for her, however her close friend (who was a Ninja) took the letter seriously upon himself and the Best fighters of the School, as well as his Teacher also. Her teacher grabs the letter and takes it as an insult to there honor. i'm so offended by this movie and i'm not even Japaneses. Drunk Shaolin.. is as good as it gets and offers a great sense of humor without getting silly. The story seems simple but the results are extraordinary: a Chinese Kung Fu expert marries a Japanese woman schooled in Japanese martial arts. But this classic is almost always overlooked for the simple reason that it wasn't aired too many times in the states. Kurata himself, using what he calls "crab karate," has what must be the widest horse stance in the history of martial arts movies (horseshoe crab stance?) Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017. What separates Heroes Of The East from various other Chinese vs Japanese productions is that it respects both cultures and their fighting styles as well. A simple cultural misunderstanding leads to her teacher and several of his senior students traveling from Japan to China to challenge him for the honor of their country. Initially, he rejects her as he remembers her as being an "ugly little girl", but swiftly changes his mind when they meet as adults. "Heroes of the East" was the result. Copyright © Fandango. ONE MORE THING, if you are at all into ninja flicks, the ninja fighting with trickery and illusions is all here and in my opinion STILL the best representation of "movie ninjuitsu". Defeating the kendo man and not taking his sword dishonor's him greatly and attempts seppuku but is stopped. Challenge of the Ninja is essentially a story of cultures. and moves from side to side like a real crab. But when a letter sent by the husband is in turn intercepted by his Japanese martial arts instructor & close friend (Yasuaki Kurata), he takes it as an affront against all forms of Japanese martial arts. Kuda, his wife loses and returns to Japan in disgust. There are lots of great fights to be had here and both Gordon Liu and Yasuaki Kurata are in top form. This movie is a must see for those who like to see the various styles of martial arts represented by Chinese Kung Fu by one of its finest proponents. 1st thing this movie is only enjoyable if lack the knowledge in family relations , dojo and martial arts history. I read somewhere that the producers tried hard to come up with a story that viewers outside Hong Kong would enjoy because Gordon Liu had fans in China and Japan thanks to his Shaolin monk movies. Usually martial art films will have one or two stand out set pieces and smaller scenes peppered about, but in Heroes of the East each fight scene is handled with the same amount of care and attention, which is no small deal as the majority of the film is the fight scenes. Heroes Of The East still resonates and is an enjoyable, fast paced and cohesive martial arts film that is memorable and far above average. The Japanese woman brings a group of Japanese masters to fight against Gordon. Not only is the fight choreography some of the best I have ever seen, but it also has a story & plot that is just as engaging. Chinese spear vs Japanese spear. | This is a great Shaw Brothers movie and surprisingly no one dies. Heroes of the East (aka Shaolin Challenges Ninja) is one of the best as well as one of the most underrated "Kung-Fu Films" ever made. This is classic martial arts with everything that comes with it, including, to start with the downside first: A terrible English dub.

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