A Man Called Hero (1999)

Original title

中華英雄

Directed by

Andrew Lau

Genre

adventure film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

16

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with a powerful bloodline seeks revenge for his family's murder in early 20th century China. He struggles with his destiny as a warrior while protecting a sacred sword.

action-packedmelodramaticvisually ambitiousnostalgicheroicfast-pacedsombermythic

What happens

A Man Called Hero (中華英雄) is a 1999 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Kristy Yang, and Nicholas Tse. It won the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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