A Book of Heroes

A Book of Heroes

1986/06/18 • Released • Mandarin

Action
Comedy
6.3
1h 21m

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.

Director : Kevin Chu

Casts
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

Li Chang-An

Policeman

Chang Yi-Teng

Little Rat

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Little Rat's man

Su Kuo-Liang

Little Rat's man

Woo Gwa

Hu Pai

Pauline Lan

Pauline Lan

Little Mei

Richard Hartzell

Gambler at Bachelor Club

Chao Shun

Chao Shun

Cheng Chin-i

Cheng Chin-i

Chu Feng-Kang

Chu Feng-Kang

Chang Chung-Yu

Thug

Wong Tak-Sang

Teng Chiang-Mei

Runner-up cyclist

Lin Kuang-Chin

Thug

Yu San-Wa

Teng Chiang-Ying

Runner-up cyclist

Yam Pak-Wang

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