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A Man Called Hero

1999 · 116 min

A lush, melodramatic wuxia saga with soaring emotions, tragic separations, and gravity-defying duels that feels like a comic book come to life.

Tagline
Living up to his name…
Overview
After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • ambition
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, fantasy
Directed by
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Written by
Manfred Wong Man-chun
Starring
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Shu Qi, Kristy Yang Gongru, Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, Yuen Biao, Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung, Dion Lam, Anthony Wong Chau-sang
Music
Comfort Chan
Cinematography
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Runtime
116 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, English

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