Hero
“One man's strength will unite an empire.”
Original title: 英雄
Director
Zhang Yimou
Screenplay
Feng Li, Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou's visually ravishing wuxia epic unfolds as a nameless warrior (Jet Li) recounts to the King of Qin how he defeated three legendary assassins, only for the king to unravel the tale's contradictions and arrive at a very different version of events. Structured in the tradition of Rashomon, each retelling is rendered in its own dominant color palette, turning the film's action choreography into a kind of visual poetry. Beneath the swordplay lies a meditation on sacrifice, nationhood, and the cost of unity. A massive hit that helped bring wuxia cinema to global arthouse and mainstream audiences alike, it remains one of the genre's most influential and beautifully shot entries.
Release
Dec 19, 2002
Budget
$31M
Country
China, Hong Kong
Revenue
$177M
Cast
Jet Li
Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung
Flying Snow
Donnie Yen
Sky
Zhang Ziyi
Moon
Chen Daoming
King of Qin
Liu Zhongyuan
Old Scholar
Zheng Tianyong
Old Servant
Qin Yan
Prime Minister
Zhang Yakun
The Qin Guards' Commander
Chang Xiao Yang
General
Jin Ming
Eunuch
Hei Zi
Qin Guard
Cao Hua
Qin Guard
Reviews
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