Man Called Hero, a (1999) Hong Kong
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Director:Lau, Wai-keung
Writer:Jia Er-Ge, Yeung-Ping Sze
Rating:5.3 (988 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:624262163121
Genre:Chinese films
IMDb:0096507
Duration:1:49:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English, Cantonese
Subtitles:Chinese, English
LAC code:300001227
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Lau, Wai-keung  ...  (Director)
Jia Er-Ge, Yeung-Ping Sze  ...  (Writer)
 
Jet Li  ...  Jet
Dean Harrington  ...  US Marine
Mark King  ...  GI Blue
Kurt Roland Petersson  ...  Captain Hans
Jia Song  ...  Na
Paulo Tocha  ...  Bailey
Erkang Zhao  ...  Zhang
Comments: DCH 142

Summary: 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.