Heroes of the Eastern Skies

Heroes of the Eastern Skies
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Traditional	筧橋英烈傳
Simplified	笕桥英烈传
Mandarin	Jiàn Qiáo Yīng Liè Zhuàn
Directed by	Chang Tseng-tse
Written by	Ho Hsiao-chung
Starring	Liang Hsiu-Shen Lee Ching
Cinematography	Lin Hung-tsung
Edited by	Wang Chi-yang
Production company	Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin Japanese

Heroes of the Eastern Skies is a 1977 Taiwanese war film based on the true story of a small group of Chinese flying aces in 1937 at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, specifically the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanking.

It won 6 awards at the 14th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Film and Best Director (Chang Tseng-tse).