A Man Called Hero (1999)
"Jung wa ying hong" (original title)

Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts ... See full summary »

Director:

Wai-keung Lau

Writers:

Wing-Shing Ma (comic book), Manfred Wong

Stars:

Ekin Cheng, Qi Shu, Kristy Yang

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ekin Cheng	...	Hero Hua
Qi Shu	...	Mu (as Qui Shu)
Kristy Yang	...	Jade
Nicholas Tse	...	Sword Hua (as Nic Tse)
Yuen Biao	...	Boss
Francis Ng	...	Invincible
Ken Lo	...	Monk Luohan
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Pride
Grace Yip	...	Kate
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordan Chan	...	(voice)
Mark Cheng
Pei-pei Cheng
Dion Lam	...	Shadow (as Lam dik on)
Jerry Lamb
Sam Lee

Storyline

Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China when he goes to America as an indentured servant, rebels against cruel labor conditions, and is joined by her in New York City where she has twins. Jump ahead 16 years: their son Sword comes to New York looking for his father. There, Sword hears many stories of his father, which we see in flashbacks, and the stage is set for the battle with Invincible.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | chinese | china | racism | labor | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

17 July 1999 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

A Man Called Hero

Box Office

Gross:

SGD 1,692,670 (Singapore) (20 August 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the comic of the same name (english translations called "Blood Sword") by Ma Wing Shing.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Tricky Master (1999)

User Reviews

Has what the Stormriders lacked

Well, some believe that this movie is bad, but it isn't. I found rather incredible, comparing to the Storm Riders. It has better special effects, also, the version I saw was dubbed compared to the rather dissapointing subtitles on the american DVD release of the Storm Riders. Sadly, the Strom Riders is the the only movies you can compare this to, but in many aspects this wins out. It's about the same length, with most of the same actors. The shinning points are the action, music, and the story. The story is kind of tragic in a way, but it's perfect, and doesn't leave you crying or smiling, just with you r mouth open at all the jaw dropping scenes. Though I wish it did have a lot more action, there are many fights, and they are all fantastic.

To sum it up, it's a really good film, leading up to the final battle, which is the best fight scene in any live action film I have ever scene, and the fact that it takes place in some what modern America is a plus.