A Book of Heroes

A Book of Heroes

6.381 min
ActionComedy

Overview

In one of her first film appearances Yukari plays an undercover Japanese criminal police officer investigating the gang led by Yamashita (Yasuaki Kurata). As in most of these Taiwanese films, slapstick comedy alternates with intense action. An absurd plot has something to do with missing bullion and a treasure map. Yamashita’s gang wants it, and so do an unlikely band of heroes, including an incompetent traffic cop, his cop wannabe girl friend, and a couple of card sharks who have teamed up with an infatuated gas station owner. Some of Taiwan’s best action actors provide excellent kung fu action.

Movie Info

Release Date: 6/18/1986

Runtime: 81 min

Director: Kevin Chu

Top Cast

Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Yamashita sensei

Yukari Ôshima

Yukari Ôshima

Yamashita's fighter

David Tao

David Tao

David

Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Yang Shan Shan

Eugene Thomas

Eugene Thomas

Oshima's goon

Bin Bin

Bin Bin

Little fighter

Fang Cheng

Fang Cheng

Ah Fang

Chen Hui-Lou

Chen Hui-Lou

Police chief

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Little Rat's man

Pauline Lan

Pauline Lan

Little Mei

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