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Hero

Hero

One man's strength will unite an empire.

20027.51h 39m

Overview

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

Directed by Zhang Yimou
Written by Feng Li, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin
Produced by Zhang Yimou, Bill Kong Chi-Keung, Zhang Zhenyan
Box OfficeBudget: $31.0MRevenue: $177.4M

Top Cast

Jet Li

Jet Li

Nameless

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Broken Sword

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Flying Snow

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

Sky

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Moon

Chen Daoming

Chen Daoming

King of Qin

Liu Zhongyuan

Liu Zhongyuan

Old Scholar

Zheng Tianyong

Zheng Tianyong

Old Servant

Qin Yan

Qin Yan

Prime Minister

Zhang Yakun

Zhang Yakun

The Qin Guards' Commander

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung furight and justicecountrysideloss of loved onepatriotwuxiawarring states period3rd century bcgrandadmiring

About Hero

Hero is a drama, adventure, action, history film released in 2002 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu, right and justice, countryside, loss of loved one, patriot. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung. During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

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