Hero(2004)

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Synopsis

At the height of China's Warring States period, the country was divided into seven kingdoms: Qin, Zhao, Han Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi. For years, the separate kingdoms fought ruthlessly for supremacy. As a result, the populace endureddecades of death and suffering. The Kingdom of Qin was the most determined of all. The Qin King was obsessedwith conquering all of China and becoming her first Emperor. He had long been the target of assassins throughout the other six states. Of all the would-be killers, none inspired as much fear as the three legendary assassins, Broken Sword, Snow and Sky.To anyone who defeated the three assassins, the King of Qin promised great power, mountains of gold and a private audience with the King himself. But defeating the killers is a near impossible task. For ten years no one came close toclaiming the prize--that is until Nameless, a solitary ranger with a mysterious past, steps out of the shadows looking for a showdown.
At the height of China's Warring States period, the country was divided into seven kingdoms: Qin, Zhao, Han Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi. For years, the separate kingdoms fought ruthlessly for supremacy. As a result, the populace endureddecades …
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In Theaters

  • August 27, 2004

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for for stylized martial arts violence and a scene of sensuality.)

Genres

Action/Adventure, Foreign, Drama

Run Time

1 hour 33 minutes

Distributors

Miramax Films

Box Office

$53,583,488

Directors

Zhang Yimou

Director

CAST

Jet Li

Nameless

Tony Leung

Broken Sword

Maggie Cheung

Flying Snow

Ziyi Zhang

Moon

Chen Daoming

King of Qin

Donnie Yen

Sky
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