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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   70,814 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Feng Li (writer)
Bin Wang (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
27 August 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Kono kuni wa mada, hontô no hero wo shiranai [Japan] (This land doesn't know a real hero. Yet.) more
Plot:
A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 26 wins & 19 nominations more
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hero (Canada: English title) (literal English title) (UK) (USA)
Jet Li's Hero (USA)
Quentin Tarantino Presents Hero (USA) (promotional title)
Ying hung (China: Cantonese title)
Héroe (Argentina) (Panama) [es]
Герой (Russia) [ru]
Gibor (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Héros (Canada: French title) [fr]
Herói (Brazil) [pt]
Hero (Finland) [fi]
Hero (Italy) [it]
Hero (Spain) [es]
Hero (Poland) [pl]
Hero (France) [fr]
Hero (Denmark) [da]
Heroe (Mexico) [es]
Heroj (Croatia) [hr]
Hrdina (Czech Republic) [cs]
Hrdina (Slovakia) [sk]
Kahraman (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kangelane (Estonia) [et]
Sankari (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for stylized martial arts violence and a scene of sensuality.
Runtime:
99 min | China:107 min (extended version) | China:93 min | Turkey:89 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Jackie Chan was offered the role of the King but turned it down. more
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Revealing mistakes: At the beginning when Nameless first walks into the courtyard and the camera pans back and forth you can clearly see the line of soldiers is only a couple of people deep. It is possible to see daylight between their legs, however when shot is shown from above the fact the entire scene is filled with soldiers would have made this impossible. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Nameless: [voiceover] I was orphaned at a young age and was never given a name. People simply called me Nameless. With no family name to live up to, I devoted myself to the sword. I spent ten years perfecting unique skills as a swordsman. The King of Qin has summoned me to court, for what I have accomplished has astonished the kingdom.
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References Ran (1985) more

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68 out of 120 people found the following comment useful.
Beautiful., 13 December 2004
7/10
Author: Edward Jacobs (edwardjacobs10@gmail.com) from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In all honesty, Hero required a bit more patience than I thought. Tarantino wanted to present this movie to North American audiences so I thought there would have been more action, but surprise! There is much drama in Hero and the movie begins with one intention and unfolds, in a deceptively beautiful fashion, into a legend that is much larger than the characters themselves are involved! Why did it have to take so long to prove such a point?

Anyway, a man who shall remain Nameless has dispatched the kingdom's three top assassins, thus easing the King's mind that he could sleep at night. But the King is curious and we see the true story and how the tale unfolds.

The fights are beautiful. The battle between Snow and Moon, though lopsided, was a joy. It was art in itself. But overall, be patient. With the many changes in the story, I lost my concentration adjusting to it. But any fan of martial arts and drama must see this movie. It is that elegant.

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