Heroes of the Eastern Skies

Heroes of the Eastern Skies
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	筧橋英烈傳
Simplified Chinese	笕桥英烈传
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎnqiáo Yīngliè Chuán
Directed by	Chang Tseng-tse
Written by	Ho Hsiao-chung
Starring	Liang Hsiu-Shen Lee Ching
Cinematography	Lin Hung-tsung
Edited by	Wang Chi-yang
Production company	Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Release date	7 July 1977 (1977-07-07)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Taiwan, R.O.C.
Languages	Mandarin Japanese

Heroes of the Eastern Skies (Chinese: 筧橋英烈傳; pinyin: jianqiao yinglie zhuan; lit. 'Heroic Martyrs of Jianqiao'), is a Chinese war drama filmed in Taiwan, R.O.C. and based on the true story of a small group of Chinese flying aces in 1937 at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, specifically depicting events in the Battle of Shanghai, Battle of Nanking and the Battle of Taierzhuang; the movie was released on 7 July 1977 in commemoration of the 7/7 Incident which sparked the start World War II in Asia.^[1]

The movie recounts the combat actions between the Chinese Air Force and the invading air power of Imperial Japan with the flashpoint of the airwar set at Jianqiao Airbase, It won 6 awards at the 14th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Film and Best Director (Chang Tseng-tse).