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

R  116 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  16 July 1999 (Thailand)
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Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in... See full summary »

Director:

Wai-keung Lau

Writers:

Manfred Wong, Wing-Shing Ma (comic book)
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Cast

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

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Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Chinese | China | Racism | Labor  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese

Release Date:

(Thailand) See more »

Also Known As:

Iroas ekdikitis See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SGD 1,692,670 (Singapore) (18 August 1999)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Japan:  | UK:  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

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

Connections

References The Godfather: Part II (1974) See more »