| Hero - Ying xiong (2004)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Jet Li |
Nameless
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| Tony Leung Chiu-Wai |
Broken Sword
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| Maggie Cheung |
Flying Snow
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| Chen Daoming |
The King of Qin
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| Zhang Ziyi |
Moon
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| Donnie Yen |
Sky
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| Daoming Chen |
King of Qin
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| Liu Zhong Yuan |
Scholar
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| Zheng Tia Yong |
Old Servant
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| Yan Qin |
Prime Minister
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| Chang Xiao Yang |
General
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| Chen Dao Ming |
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| Tony Leung Chiu Wai |
Broken Sword
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| Plot |
| Hero is two-time Academy Award nominee Zhang Yimou's directorial attempt at exploring the concept of a Chinese hero. During the peak of their Warring States period, China was divided into seven kingdoms all fighting for supremacy. Most determined to dominate China was the kingdom of Qin, whose king (Chen Daoming) was wholly obsessed with becoming the first emperor of China. Though he was an assassination target for many, none of his would-be killers inspired as much fear as the legendary assassins Broken Sword (Tony Leung), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung), and Sky (Donnie Yen). In hopes of thwarting his death, the king has promised endless wealth and power to anyone who defeats his would-be murderers. No results come until ten years later, when a man called Nameless (Jet Li) brings the weapons of the three assassins to the Qin king's palace. Nameless claims to be an expert swordsman who had defeated Sky and destroyed the famed duo of Flying Snow and Broken Sword by using their love for one another against them. Once Nameless comes face to face with the king, however, it looks as if the situation is more complicated than he had thought. Also featured in Hero is actress Zhang Ziyi (The Road Home, Crouching Tiger, Hiden Dragon) as Broken Sword's devoted servant, Moon. — Tracie Cooper |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Drama; Fantasy; Foreign; Romance |
| Director |
Zhang Yimou; Yimou Zhang |
| Producer |
William Kong; Yimou Zhang; Bill Kong; Zhang Yimou |
| Writer |
Feng Li; Bin Wang; Wang Bin; Li Feng; Zhang Yimou |
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| Studio |
Miramax |
| Country |
Hong Kong
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| Language |
Mandarin |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
93 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
8/27/2004 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
395 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
1/7/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
786936259223 |
| Chapters |
14 |
| Release Date |
2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Inside The Action: A Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Jet Li
Hero Defined
Storyboards |
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