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5 November 1998 (Singapore)
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Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang...
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Triad
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Fortune Telling
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Alcoholism
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Amputee
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Prostitute
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2 wins
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2 nominations
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John Woo meets Sam Peckinpah
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Leon Lai | ... | Jack | |
| Ching Wan Lau | ... | Martin (as Lau Ching Wan) | |
| Fiona Leung | ... | Fiona, Martin's Girlfriend | |
| YoYo Mung | ... | Yoyo, Jack's Girlfriend | |
| Henry Fong | (as Fong Ping) | ||
| Shi-Kwan Yen | (as Yam Sai Koon) | ||
| Keiji Sato | (as Sato Keiji) | ||
| Michael Lam | |||
| Bun Yuen | (as Yuen Bun) | ||
| Ping Cheung | (as Ping Cheung) | ||
| Suet Lam | (as Lam Suet) | ||
| Chiu Chi Shing | |||
| Ching Ting Law | (as Lu Ching Ting) |
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Zhen xin ying xiong (China: Mandarin title) (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
A Hero Never Dies (Hong Kong: English title)
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A Hero Never Dies (Hong Kong: English title)
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86 min
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Yup, that's right, "John Woo meets Sam Peckinpah" is what came to mind when I saw this movie. Take the brotherhood theme of John Woo movies in the 80's and mix that with Sam Peckinpah's "Wild Bunch" and you get Lau Ching Wan and Leon Lai kicking ass in "A Hero Never Dies".
True to Woo's and Peckinpah's classics, the heroes in this movie are not heroes of the Dudley Do-right mold but flawed people who manage to get themselves together for one truly heroic deed.
I highly recommend this movie for fans of westerns and HK triad movies. Also recommend "The Mission" and "Running Out of Time" by Johnnie To.