Heroes of the East

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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
Release date	30 December 1978 (1978-12-30)
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.