A Man Called Hero

– Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 56 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Original Name:
中華英雄
A Man Called Hero (1999) - Also known as 中華英雄

Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China when he goes to America as an indentured servant, rebels against cruel labor conditions, and is joined by her in New York City where she has twins. Jump ahead 16 years: their son Sword comes to New York looking for his father. There, Sword hears many stories of his father, which we see in flashbacks, and the stage is set for the battle with Invincible.

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A Man Called Hero (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Jul 1999

Language:

Cantonese, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Writer:

Wing-Shing Ma (original story), Manfred Wong (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Ekin Cheng, Qi Shu, Kristy Yeung, Nicholas Tse

Plot:

Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China when he goes to America as an indentured servant, rebels against cruel labor conditions, and is joined by her in New York City where she has twins. Jump ahead 16 years: their son Sword comes to New York looking for his father. There, Sword hears many stories of his father, which we see in flashbacks, and the stage is set for the battle with Invincible.

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations.

Production:

Bob & Partners

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10