Heroes of the East: LAU Kar-leung’s action comedy is almost a romantic comedy as well; it tells the story of a Chinese man who marries a Japanese woman for convenience, only to discover that they share a common interest in martial arts. The only problem is that both their national pride and love for their local styles and forms create a dispute among them, which eventually involves seven Japanese masters. The action is dynamic, entertaining, colourful, and almost wholesome. It’s quite well choreographed, shot (by cinematographer Arthur Wong), and edited (by editors CHIANG Hsing-lung and LI Yen-hai). The film also has fine art direction (by Johnson Tsao) and costume design (by LIU Chi-Yu). The cast is fine: Gordon Liu Chia-hui plays the protagonist, with great physical effectiveness in the fight sequences and adequate emoting; he forms a nice-looking couple with MIZUNO Yuka, who is charming and effective in her fight scenes as well. Cheng Hong-yip provides comic relief as the protagonist’s servant.