A MAN CALLED HERO
Year: 1999 | Country: Hong Kong | Language: Cantonese | Length: 117 min.

Fri 8/24, 9:40 | Mon 8/27, 12:00n

Cult hero Andrew Lau The Storm Riders delivers more amazing eye-popping martial arts fantasy filmmaking with his highly stylized, star-studded manga adaptation Hero. Having trained under Master Pride in China, Hero (Ekin Chen) is compelled to leave for New York City where he confronts the immigrant experience at its most negative. A rival group of Japanese swordsmen led by Francis Ng and Shu Qi, sets the stage for an entertaining and always epic showdown Ð this one atop the Statue of Liberty. Lau Carves out new territory in the swordplay genre, establishing his own distinctive style. Directed by Andrew Lau. With Ekin Chen, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Shu Qi, Nicholas Tse, Ken Lo, Yuen Biao.

Print from Tai Seng Video Mktg, S. San Francisco

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