Munk Centre for International Studies

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Advanced tickets for this free event is sold out. A limited number will be available at the door one hour before the screening.

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Eileen Lam

Description

A screening of the classic 1978 kung fu film
Heroes of the East (a.k.a. Shaolin Challenges Ninja)
With live appearance by Gordon Liu
(Kill Bill 1 & 2, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin)
A Q&A and autograph session with Gordon Liu will follow the screening

Synopsis of the film:

Heroes of the East: Gordon Liu plays Ah To, a kung fu student whose rich father has set up an arranged marriage for him with the daughter of a Japanese business associate. She turns out to be not only beautiful, but a practitioner of Japanese martial arts. Ah To?s attempts to persuade her to give them up in favour of more feminine styles of Chinese kung fu backfire, bringing several Japanese martial arts masters to his doorstep for an intense showdown. Featuring meticulous fight choreography and a compelling story seamlessly woven into the action, Heroes of the East is a humourous and thrilling clash of Japanese and Chinese martial arts, and misunderstood customs leading to the ultimate martial battle of the sexes. The film is in Cantonese with English subtitles.

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