A Book of Heroes

81 mins
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.

Yasuaki Kurata

Yamashita sensei

Yukari Ôshima

Yamashita's fighter

Loretta Yang Hui-shan

Yang Shan Shan

Eugene Thomas

Oshima's goon

Bin Bin

Little fighter

Fang Cheng

Ah Fang

Chen Hui-Lou

Police chief

Li Chang-An

Policeman

Chang Yi-Teng

Little Rat

Tsai Chong-Chiu

Little Rat's man

Su Kuo-Liang

Little Rat's man

Woo Gwa

Hu Pai

Pauline Lan

Little Mei

Richard Hartzell

Gambler at Bachelor Club

Teng Chiang-Mei

Runner-up cyclist

Teng Chiang-Ying

Runner-up cyclist

Fu Li

Original Music Composer

Kevin Chu

Director

Sit Hing-Kwok

Screenplay

Kao Fu-Kou

Sound Recordist

Lin Wan-Chang

Martial Arts Choreographer

Tsai Cheng-pin

Art Direction

Lam Shui-Bing

Lighting Technician

Dean Shek Tin

Presenter

Karl Maka

Presenter

Liao Ching-Sung

Director of Photography

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