Heroes of the Eastern Skies

Cast

• Liang Hsiu-shen as Colonel Gao Zhihang. He was the commander of the 4th Air Force Group based in Jianqiao Airfield. He led his group of pilots and maintenance crew to receive new Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft at the Lanzhou Donggang Airbase, and while en route back to frontline action en route in Nanjing. Colonel Gao was killed by falling Japanese bombs while refueling in Zhoujiakou airfield.
• Feng Hai as Lieutenant Shen Chonghui. A man with few words, he was killed when he crashed his plane into a Japanese warship, sinking it
• Yu Tien-lung as Lieutenant Yan Haiwen. He parachuted from his plane and was surrounded by Japanese soldiers demanding his surrender. Shouting "No captives in China's Air Force!" he committed suicide; he was buried with special honors by the Japanese army.
• Chiang Bin as Second Lieutenant Li Yougan. He was killed in mid-air being strafed by enemy fighters after parachuting from his plane.
• Chin Han as Major Liu Cuigang. He was killed when he crashed his plane with a Japanese tank.
• Lee Ching as Ye Rongran, Gao's wife.
• Sally Chen as Xu Xilin, Liu's wife.
• Terry Hu as Zheng Qiuxia, Li's wife.
• Carter Wong as a Japanese pilot.

  Awards and nominations

• Won - Best Feature Film
• Won - Chang Tseng-tse, Best Director
• Won - Ho Hsiao-chung, Best Screenplay
• Won - Lin Hung-tsung, Best Cinematography
• Won - Wang Chi-yang, Best Editing
• Won - Hsin Chiang-sheng, Best sound recording
• Nominated - Liang Hsiu-shen, Best Actor