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A Book of Heroes

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Calorie Rating: 114
Released: 1986-06-18
Running Time: 81 Minutes
Studios: Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong), Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd.,


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.

Director / Directors

Kevin Chu
Director


Cast

Yasuaki Kurata
Character: Yamashita sensei
Yukari Ôshima
Character: Yamashita's fighter
David Tao
Character: David

Loretta Yang Hui-shan
Character: Yang Shan Shan
Eugene Thomas
Character: Oshima's goon
Bin Bin
Character: Little fighter

Fang Cheng
Character: Ah Fang
Chen Hui-Lou
Character: Police chief
Li Chang-An
Character: Policeman

Chang Yi-Teng
Character: Little Rat
Tsai Chong-Chiu
Character: Little Rat's man
Su Kuo-Liang
Character: Little Rat's man

Woo Gwa
Character: Hu Pai
Pauline Lan
Character: Little Mei
Richard Hartzell
Character: Gambler at Bachelor Club


Chang Chung-Yu
Character: Thug
Teng Chiang-Mei
Character: Runner-up cyclist

Lin Kuang-Chin
Character: Thug
Teng Chiang-Ying
Character: Runner-up cyclist

Yam Pak-Wang
Character: Extra


Production and Crew

Fu Li
Original Music Composer
Sit Hing-Kwok
Screenplay

Lin Wan-Chang
Martial Arts Choreographer
Lam Shui-Bing
Lighting Technician
Tsai Cheng-pin
Art Direction

Kao Fu-Kou
Sound Recordist

Karl Maka
Presenter
Liao Ching-Sung
Director of Photography