A Book of Heroes
Huan le long hu bang
Release: 1986-06-18
·Runtime: 81m
·★ 6.3
Action
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Production Companies
Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong)
Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd.
Cast
Yasuaki Kurata
as Yamashita sensei
Yukari Ôshima
as Yamashita's fighter
David Tao
as David
Loretta Yang Hui-shan
as Yang Shan Shan
Eugene Thomas
as Oshima's goon
Bin Bin
as Little fighter
Fang Cheng
as Ah Fang
Chen Hui-Lou
as Police chief
Tsai Chong-Chiu
as Little Rat's man
Pauline Lan
as Little Mei
Chao Shun
Cheng Chin-i
Chu Feng-Kang
