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Hero[Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle Dolby] - DVD

SKU: 6860505 | Release Date: 11/30/2004

Rating: PG-13 for Sexual Situations, Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language

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Rating: PG-13 for Sexual Situations, Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 2002
Length: 99 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: Martial Arts
Studio: Miramax
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Synopsis

Hero is two-time Academy Award nominee Zhang Yimou's directorial attempt at exploring the concept of a Chinese hero. During the peak of their Warring States period, China was divided into seven kingdoms all fighting for supremacy. Most determined to dominate China was the kingdom of Qin, whose king (Chen Daoming) was wholly obsessed with becoming the first emperor of China. Though he was an assassination target for many, none of his would-be killers inspired as much fear as the legendary assassins Broken Sword (Tony Leung), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung), and Sky (Donnie Yen). In hopes of thwarting his death, the king has promised endless wealth and power to anyone who defeats his would-be murderers. No results come until ten years later, when a man called Nameless (Jet Li) brings the weapons of the three assassins to the Qin king's palace. Nameless claims to be an expert swordsman who had defeated Sky and destroyed the famed duo of Flying Snow and Broken Sword by using their love for one another against them. Once Nameless comes face to face with the king, however, it looks as if the situation is more complicated than he had thought. Also featured in Hero is actress Zhang Ziyi (The Road Home, Crouching Tiger, Hiden Dragon) as Broken Sword's devoted servant, Moon. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

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Sound

Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)

Languages/Sound

Eng/Fre/Mandarin

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng/Spa

Additional Features

"Inside the Action: A Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Jet Li" "Hero Defined" Storyboards

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. Nameless [7:38]
2. Sky [7:49]
3. Calligrapher [7:50]
4. Sword & Arrows [5:17]
5. Jealous Fools [6:08]
6. Falling Leaves [5:11]
7. Advance Ten Paces [8:01]
8. Flying Snow [9:11]
9. Underestimated [9:18]
10. Spare the King [2:22]
11. "Our Land" [6:48]
12. "Draw Your Sword" [7:43]
13. Execution [5:47]
14. Credits [4:20]

Cast

Maggie Cheung - Flying Snow
Zhang Ziyi - Moon
Donnie Yen - Sky
Jet Li - Nameless
Wen Jiang - Emperor Chin Shi Huang Di
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Broken Sword
Chen Daoming - The King of Qin

Crew

Musical Performer: Itzhak Perlman
Editor: Angie Lam
Fights Choreographer: Stephen Tung Wai
Story Author: Zhang Yimou
Director: Zhang Yimou
Producer: Zhang Yimou
Screenwriter: Zhang Yimou
Short Story Author: Zhang Yimou
Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle
Screenwriter: Wang Bing
Short Story Author: Wang Bing
Executive Producer: Zhang Weiping
Sound/Sound Designer: Tao Jing
Producer: Bill Kong
Action Director: Tung Wai
Fights Choreographer: Tung Wai
Costume Designer: Emi Wada
Action Director: Ching Siu Tung
Composer (Music Score): Tan Dun
Associate Producer: Zhang Zhenyan
Editor: Zhai Ru
Production Designer: Yi Zhenzhou
Visual Effects Supervisor: Pan Guoyu
Executive Producer: Dou Shoufang
Screenwriter: Li Feng
Short Story Author: Li Feng
Production Designer: Huo Tingxiao
Action Director: Tung Wei
Fights Choreographer: Tung Wei
Action Director: Tony Ching
Musical Performer: Kokuten Kodo
Fights Choreographer: Stephen Tung Wei
Screen Story: Zhang Yimou ,Wang Bing
Visual Effects Supervisor: Ellen Poon
Screenwriter: Wang Bin
Screen Story: Wang Bin
Executive Producer: Wang Bin
Conductor: Tan Dun
Sound/Sound Designer: Jing Tao

Hero: AMG Review
Skyler Miller , AMG

Highlighted by a pageant of breathtaking images, Zhang Yimou's exhilarating Hero is at once an epic historical tale, a rousing action movie, and an intimate romance. Comparisons to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be inevitable for Western audiences, and while the two films share a similarly romantic take on the "wuxia" genre of gravity-defying, sword-wielding heroes, the faster-paced Hero has a harder edge and clearer focus. The brisk running time compresses what could have been a sprawling story into a lean narrative that rarely pauses for breath as it accelerates toward a gripping finale. Real emotion and passion is evoked through the powerful relationship between Broken Sword and Flying Snow (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung), and even a minor character like Moon (Zhang Ziyi) has a memorable presence. The flashback structure, which finds Jet Li and Chen Daoming engaging in a storytelling t�te-�-t�te, is handled with such confidence that there's never any confusion as the story slips in and out of the past and present. Much of the credit for this goes to the film's amazing use of color, which not only distinguishes the various stories from one another but also serves as the underlying force behind the vibrant imagery. With its beautiful cinematography, dazzling combat sequences, and moving love story, Hero is the rare epic that manages to be intensely personal. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide

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