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A Man Called Hero

August 23, 2023

A Man Called Hero is a 1999 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Andrew Lau. It is loosely based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing. It won the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects.[1]

A Man Called Hero
DVD cover art
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中華英雄
Simplified Chinese中华英雄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Yīngxíong
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZung1 Waa4 Jing1 Hung4
Directed byAndrew Lau
Screenplay byManfred Wong
Story byMa Wing-shing
Produced byManfred Wong
Barbie Tung
StarringEkin Cheng
Shu Qi
Kristy Yang
Nicholas Tse
Yuen Biao
Jerry Lamb
Dion Lam
Anthony Wong
Ken Lo
Francis Ng
Elvis Tsui
CinematographyAndrew Lau
Edited byDanny Pang
Music byChan Kwong-wing
Production
companies
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Sahamongkol Film International
Release date
  • 17 July 1999 (1999-07-17)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK$23,368,902

Plot

The story begins in early Republican China. After passing a test, Hero Hua is accepted by Pride, a master swordsman, as his second apprentice. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his parents have been murdered by foreigners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the foreigners' party and kills them in revenge. He spends the rest of the night with his lover, Jade. The next morning, he flees from China to avoid arrest and sails to America.

16 years later, Hero's childhood friend, Sheng, and Hero's son, Sword Hua, arrive in New York City on the first day of the Chinese New Year. They visit China House, the biggest inn in Chinatown, where they see a lion dance performance led by the Boss of China House. A group of thugs show up and demand that the Boss hand over a monk, Luohan, whom they believe is hiding in China House. After defeating and driving away the thugs, the Boss brings Sword and Sheng to meet Luohan. Luohan tells them how he met and befriended Hero on board the ship bound for America, and their experiences as labourers in Steel Bull Canyon. Later, Sword and Sheng visit Jade's grave, where Sheng tells Sword how he and Jade travelled to New York City 16 years ago in search of Hero. Hero and Jade were reunited and married in New York City. While visiting the shop where Sword's parents took their wedding photographs, Sword and Sheng sense someone following them. Sword surprises the stalker and corners her after a brief chase through the streets. She identifies herself as Kate, the daughter of Hero's senior, Shadow.

Kate leads Sword and Sheng to her father. Shadow tells them how he rescued Hero from Steel Bull Canyon when Hero was buried in the sand after being falsely accused of murdering two men. Hero and Shadow encountered the Five Elements Ninjas and defeated them. During the fight, Hero injured the female ninja, Wood, but spared her life and sent her for medical treatment. When Wood develops a crush on Hero, the Gold Ninja, who is secretly in love with Wood, becomes very jealous. Jade had just given birth to a pair of twins in China House when the Gold Ninja set fire to the building. During the chaos, Bigot, a traitor, kidnapped Sword's twin sister and disappeared. There have been no news of her since then. Jade died in Hero's arms shortly after due to excessive blood loss during childbirth.

Shadow continues narrating the story. After Jade's death, Hero met a fortune teller, who told him he was born under the Star of Death and is destined to lead a life of loneliness because misfortune will befall those who are close to him. Hero entrusted his baby son, Sword, to Sheng before leaving with Shadow to meet their master, Pride. In Japan, they witnessed a duel between Pride and his rival, Invincible. Pride defeated Invincible but sustained internal injuries and died not long after the duel. Before his death, Pride passed Hero the martial arts manual China Secret and transferred all his inner energy to him.

Back in the present at China House, the Boss, Sword, Sheng, Luohan and others come up with a plan to liberate the labourers at Steel Bull Canyon. They disguise themselves as a Chinese opera troupe, infiltrate the canyon, and catch the supervisors off guard in a surprise attack. Luohan sacrifices himself in a suicide attack to stop the supervisors from throwing explosives at the escaping labourers. Sword corners Bigot and demands the whereabouts of his twin sister, but Bigot suddenly pulls out a pistol and shoots him. Bigot is about to kill Sword when Hero shows up and finishes him off. Hero uses his inner energy to create an explosion and prevent a group of horsemen from advancing further. They return to China House in triumph.

Sword is happy to see his father in person for the first time after hearing the stories about him. However, Hero appears cold towards his son and constantly keeps a distance away because he strongly believes the fortune teller's words that he will lose his loved ones if he gets close to them. Hero also meets Wood, who has maintained her crush on him for the past 16 years, but he refuses to accept her. She warns Hero that her master, Invincible, has arrived in New York City. Since Pride is dead, Invincible turns on Hero, Pride's successor, to finish the duel. The next morning, Invincible shows up at China House and fights with the Boss and Sword until Hero appears and stops him. Hero and Invincible then duel on top of the Statue of Liberty. In the meantime, Black Dragon Commander leads his men to attack China House but are eventually forced to leave by the police. At the Statue of Liberty, Hero eventually defeats and destroys Invincible. Before the movie ends, Sword and Sheng prepare to leave America while Hero watches them from a distance and walks away in the opposite direction.

Cast

Music

The music and songs for the film were composed by Chan Kwong-wing.

  • Tin Sat Ku Hsing (天煞孤星; Star of Death), the theme song, performed in Cantonese by Ekin Cheng. Cheng also sang the Mandarin version of this song, titled Tianya Haijiao (天涯海角; To the Ends of the Earth).
  • Faa Cheng Ho (花正好; The Flower is Good), insert song, performed in Cantonese by Ekin Cheng. Cheng also sang the Mandarin version of this song, titled Ni Zou Dao Na Li (你走到哪裡; Wherever You Go).
  • Dai Yat Ngan (第一眼; First Glance), insert song, performed in Cantonese by Nicholas Tse.

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

External links

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Man Called Hero is a 1999 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Andrew Lau It is loosely based on the manhua series Chinese Hero Tales of the Blood Sword by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing shing It won the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects 1 A Man Called HeroDVD cover artChinese nameTraditional Chinese中華英雄Simplified Chinese中华英雄TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhōnghua YingxiongYue CantoneseJyutpingZung1 Waa4 Jing1 Hung4Directed byAndrew LauScreenplay byManfred WongStory byMa Wing shingProduced byManfred WongBarbie TungStarringEkin ChengShu QiKristy YangNicholas TseYuen BiaoJerry LambDion LamAnthony WongKen LoFrancis NgElvis TsuiCinematographyAndrew LauEdited byDanny PangMusic byChan Kwong wingProductioncompaniesGolden HarvestCentro Digital Pictures LimitedBoB and Partners Co Ltd Distributed byGolden HarvestSahamongkol Film InternationalRelease date17 July 1999 1999 07 17 Running time116 minutesCountryHong KongLanguagesCantoneseMandarinBox officeHK 23 368 902 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Music 4 Awards and nominations 4 1 Awards 4 2 Nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe story begins in early Republican China After passing a test Hero Hua is accepted by Pride a master swordsman as his second apprentice When he returns home he is horrified to see that his parents have been murdered by foreigners for opposing the opium trade That night Hero breaks up the foreigners party and kills them in revenge He spends the rest of the night with his lover Jade The next morning he flees from China to avoid arrest and sails to America 16 years later Hero s childhood friend Sheng and Hero s son Sword Hua arrive in New York City on the first day of the Chinese New Year They visit China House the biggest inn in Chinatown where they see a lion dance performance led by the Boss of China House A group of thugs show up and demand that the Boss hand over a monk Luohan whom they believe is hiding in China House After defeating and driving away the thugs the Boss brings Sword and Sheng to meet Luohan Luohan tells them how he met and befriended Hero on board the ship bound for America and their experiences as labourers in Steel Bull Canyon Later Sword and Sheng visit Jade s grave where Sheng tells Sword how he and Jade travelled to New York City 16 years ago in search of Hero Hero and Jade were reunited and married in New York City While visiting the shop where Sword s parents took their wedding photographs Sword and Sheng sense someone following them Sword surprises the stalker and corners her after a brief chase through the streets She identifies herself as Kate the daughter of Hero s senior Shadow Kate leads Sword and Sheng to her father Shadow tells them how he rescued Hero from Steel Bull Canyon when Hero was buried in the sand after being falsely accused of murdering two men Hero and Shadow encountered the Five Elements Ninjas and defeated them During the fight Hero injured the female ninja Wood but spared her life and sent her for medical treatment When Wood develops a crush on Hero the Gold Ninja who is secretly in love with Wood becomes very jealous Jade had just given birth to a pair of twins in China House when the Gold Ninja set fire to the building During the chaos Bigot a traitor kidnapped Sword s twin sister and disappeared There have been no news of her since then Jade died in Hero s arms shortly after due to excessive blood loss during childbirth Shadow continues narrating the story After Jade s death Hero met a fortune teller who told him he was born under the Star of Death and is destined to lead a life of loneliness because misfortune will befall those who are close to him Hero entrusted his baby son Sword to Sheng before leaving with Shadow to meet their master Pride In Japan they witnessed a duel between Pride and his rival Invincible Pride defeated Invincible but sustained internal injuries and died not long after the duel Before his death Pride passed Hero the martial arts manual China Secret and transferred all his inner energy to him Back in the present at China House the Boss Sword Sheng Luohan and others come up with a plan to liberate the labourers at Steel Bull Canyon They disguise themselves as a Chinese opera troupe infiltrate the canyon and catch the supervisors off guard in a surprise attack Luohan sacrifices himself in a suicide attack to stop the supervisors from throwing explosives at the escaping labourers Sword corners Bigot and demands the whereabouts of his twin sister but Bigot suddenly pulls out a pistol and shoots him Bigot is about to kill Sword when Hero shows up and finishes him off Hero uses his inner energy to create an explosion and prevent a group of horsemen from advancing further They return to China House in triumph Sword is happy to see his father in person for the first time after hearing the stories about him However Hero appears cold towards his son and constantly keeps a distance away because he strongly believes the fortune teller s words that he will lose his loved ones if he gets close to them Hero also meets Wood who has maintained her crush on him for the past 16 years but he refuses to accept her She warns Hero that her master Invincible has arrived in New York City Since Pride is dead Invincible turns on Hero Pride s successor to finish the duel The next morning Invincible shows up at China House and fights with the Boss and Sword until Hero appears and stops him Hero and Invincible then duel on top of the Statue of Liberty In the meantime Black Dragon Commander leads his men to attack China House but are eventually forced to leave by the police At the Statue of Liberty Hero eventually defeats and destroys Invincible Before the movie ends Sword and Sheng prepare to leave America while Hero watches them from a distance and walks away in the opposite direction Cast EditEkin Cheng as Hero Hua Shu Qi as Wood Ninja Kristy Yang as Jade Nicholas Tse as Sword Hua Yuen Biao as Boss of China House Jerry Lamb as Sheng Dion Lam as Shadow Jordan Chan as Shadow voice Anthony Wong as Pride Ken Lo as Monk Luohan Francis Ng as Invincible Elvis Tsui as Bigot Mark Cheng as Gold Ninja Sam Lee as Fire Ninja Grace Yip as Kate Jude Poyer as Bull Cheng Pei pei as Hero s mother Wong Ban as Manager of China House Yu Ka ho as Earth Ninja Benjamin Yuen as Water Ninja Thomas Hudak as Black Dragon commander Hon San as Big Stone Frankie Ng as Moon Wong Chi hung Fung Wai lun Huang Kai sen Lam Chi tai Wang Xin fen Wong Chun chung Liu Yue Wang Xin feng He Jun Wang Jiang hua Zhang Jin shuang Lu YangMusic EditThe music and songs for the film were composed by Chan Kwong wing Tin Sat Ku Hsing 天煞孤星 Star of Death the theme song performed in Cantonese by Ekin Cheng Cheng also sang the Mandarin version of this song titled Tianya Haijiao 天涯海角 To the Ends of the Earth Faa Cheng Ho 花正好 The Flower is Good insert song performed in Cantonese by Ekin Cheng Cheng also sang the Mandarin version of this song titled Ni Zou Dao Na Li 你走到哪裡 Wherever You Go Dai Yat Ngan 第一眼 First Glance insert song performed in Cantonese by Nicholas Tse Awards and nominations EditAwards Edit 1999 Golden Horse Film Awards Best Visual Effects Centro Digital Pictures Limited 1 Nominations Edit 1999 Golden Horse Film Awards Best Film Editing Danny Pang 1 Best Action Choreography Dion Lam 1 19th Hong Kong Film Awards 2000 Best Action Choreography Dion Lam Best Costume Make Up Design Lee Pik kwan Best Original Film Score Chan Kwong wing Best Original Film Song Albert Leung Chan Kwong wing Best Sound Design Zeng JingxiangSee also EditChinese Hero Tales of the Blood Sword The Blood Sword The Blood Sword 2 The Legend of HeroReferences Edit a b c d 2011 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Archived from the original on 29 March 2012 Retrieved 28 November 2014 External links EditA Man Called Hero at IMDb A Man Called Hero at AllMovie A Man Called Hero at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Man Called Hero amp oldid 1134786618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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