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Hero (2004)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Zhang Yimou
Jet Li
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Maggie Cheung
Ziyi Zhang
Daoming Chen
Donnie Yen
Movie Details
Genre Action / Adventure
Director Yimou Zhang
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Director Zhang Yimou brings the sumptuous visual style of his previous films (Raise the Red Lantern, Shanghai Triad) to the high-kicking kung fu genre. A nameless warrior (Jet Li, Romeo Must Die, Once Upon a Time in China) arrives at an emperor's palace with three weapons, each belonging to a famous assassin who had sworn to kill the emperor. As the nameless man spins out his story--and the emperor presents his own interpretation of what might really have happened--each episode is drenched in red, blue, white or another dominant color. Hero combines sweeping cinematography and superb performances from the cream of the Hong Kong cinema (Maggie Cheung, Irma Vep, Comrades: Almost a Love Story; Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, In the Mood for Love, Hard Boiled; and Zhang Ziyi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The result is stunning, a dazzling action movie with an emotional richness that deepens with every step. --Bret Fetzer
Personal Details
My Rating 5
Seen It Yes
Index 176
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Price $12.99
Links Amazon US
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Barcode 786936259223
Release Date 8/2/2005
Subtitles English; Spanish
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1