The Naval Commandos

Naval Commandos is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh, who is famous for his martial arts cinematography, but ventured into military combat action with the production of this war movie based upon the War of Resistance/WWII (1937-45).

Plot

The Chinese Navy led by its captain (Ti Lung) is attempting to defend its coastline from a Japanese attack, they send their commando unit led by Szu Shih into the mainland to enlist help to thwart the Japanese before they attack. Japanese officers have been hanging out in a place owned by David Chiang and his hot-headed body guard Fu Sheng but they are secretly opposed to the Japanese. The commandos enlist the help of Chiang and Sheng to kill the Japanese officers led by Shan Mao and destroy their attacking ships.

Cast

Liu Yung - Chinese Navy Admiral Vice-Admiral An Chi Pang

Ti Lung – Chinese Navy Captain Liang Kuan Chin

David Chiang – Shanghai Boss Song San

Fu Sheng – Shanghai resistance fighter Shiao Liu

Chi Kuan-Chun - Chinese Navy Captain Hu Ching Yuan

Shih Szu – Shanghai resistance movement leader Cui Hsia

Kuo Chui – Naval Commando Sgt. Shu Kuan

Chiang Sheng – Naval Commando Sgt. Chiang Ping Kuang

Lu Feng - Naval Commando Sgt. Shu Shiang-Lin

Tang Yen-Tsan - Naval Commando Sgt. Shao Kang Fa

Shan Mao – Japanese Naval Captain Hiroda

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1977 films

Kung fu films

1970s Mandarin-language films

Hong Kong martial arts films

1977 martial arts films

Shaw Brothers Studio films

Films directed by Chang Cheh

1970s Hong Kong films

Second Sino-Japanese War films