Hero is a 2002 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC.
Hero was first released in China on 24 October 2002. At that time, it was the most expensive project and the highest-grossing motion picture in Chinese film history. Miramax Films owned the American market distribution rights, but delayed the release of the film for nearly two years. It was finally presented by Quentin Tarantino to American theaters on 27 August 2004.
In ancient China during the Warring States period, Nameless, a Qin prefect, arrives at the Qin capital city to meet the king of Qin, who had survived an attempt on his life by the assassins Long Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword. As a result the king has implemented extreme security measures: no visitors are to approach the king within 100 paces. Nameless claims that he has slain the three assassins and he displays their weapons before the king, who allows the former to approach and tell him his story.
Actors: Jeffrey Alexander (actor), Craig Baldwin (actor), Dana Berry (actor), Steve Dye (actor), Sam Sharkey (actor), Charlie Villyard (actor), Joe Zolnoski (actor), Liz Keim (actress), Katiana Mashikian (actress), Michelle Mitchell (actress), Phoebe Tooke (actress), Heather Holt Villyard (actress), Jim Granato (producer), Jim Granato (writer), Jim Granato (director),
Plot: An innocent man walks through San Francisco clueless to the fact that the Blue Angels are in town practicing their air show. After several encounters with the city's more colorful characters, our hero snaps and runs amok, seeking shelter from the unknown terror above. The movies are just around the corner! Or in our hero's case, he's on their corner.
Keywords: blue-angels, cinema, san-francisco-bayActors: Olmo Algarra (actor), Jose Antonio Cardona (actor), Rafa Casette (actor), Antonio Chamorro (actor), Leo Giordano (actor), Ardo Gwyddon (actor), Txema Lorente (actor), Antonio Meléndez Peso (actor), Daniel Peña (actor), Javier Requena (actor), David Torrecillas (actor), Aníbal Tártalo (actor), Ares Tártalo (actor), Tirma Ayerbe (actress), Teresa Natalie Fernández (actress),
Genres: Music, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Amila Abesekara (actor), Sanath Gunathilaka (actor), Veena Jayakody (actress), Udari Warnakulasuriya (actress), Dinesh Subasinghe (composer), Chandaratne Mapitigama (director), Chandrathna Mapitigama (director),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Angel 11:11 (actor), Cassian Alexander (actor), Mauricio Alexander (actor), Marshall Factora (actor), Gerard Haitz (actor), Ejyp Johnson (actor), Kamuela Kim (actor), Laurence Maniev (actor), Laurence Maniev (actor), Jared Masters (actor), Delanie Murray (actor), Michael Noel (actor), Joe Quick (actor), Lily Feinn (actress), Christina Guran (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Zen Berimbau (actor), Lin Guo Bin (actor), He Hua Chao (actor), Kent Cheng (actor), Collin Chou (actor), Drafus Chow (actor), Damian Green (actor), Tony Ho (actor), Damon Howe (actor), Timmy Hung (actor), Loi Kwan Kam (actor), Yu Kang (actor), Wong Yin Keung (actor), Louis Koo (actor), Wai Ai (actor),
Plot: Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable.
Keywords: action-hero, anti-hero, arrest, beaten-to-death, blood, blood-spatter, bloody-body-of-child, brawl, brutality, buddyActors: Shaddi Albawab (actor), Thomas Palmeter (actor), Scott Shaffer (actor), Shaddi Albawab (producer), Thomas Palmeter (producer), Scott Shaffer (producer), Shaddi Albawab (writer), Thomas Palmeter (writer), Scott Shaffer (writer), Michael Torres (composer),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Akashy (actor), Sadhu Kokila (actor), Rangayana Raghu (actor), Sharan (actor), Sanjjanaa Archana Galrani (actress), Suresh Bijoor (producer), Bharathi Shankar (director),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Samir Aftab (actor), Talat Aziz (actor), Kurush Deboo (actor), Kiran Kumar (actor), Tamannaah Bhatia (actress), Salim (producer), Jalees Sherwani (writer), Shabah Shamsi (director),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Abbas (actor), Sarath Babu (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), Soundarya (actress), Lalla Devi (writer), Koti (composer), Sanjeeva (director), Kola Bhaskar (editor),
Genres: Fantasy,I caught a glimpse, a silhouette, across the way
No circumstance or unseen glance, could make them stay
The big black cars with cherry stars
They congregate contemplate most complain of common pain
But they don't really know
So I start to say that it's okay
If we can just survive the selfishness that we all hide
A Crime, insane well who's to blame
Another hero fades away
I hear a knock upon the door
From never never land
He told the tale of love and pain, and unseen contraband
Smoke filled room with peasants believe in Santa Claus
From history to present the world goes round and round
So I start to say that it's okay
If we can just survive the selfishness that we all hide
A Crime, insane well who's to blame
Another hero fades away
We see the world with different eyes, in different ways
From boys to men we learn to hate, never learn to pray
The tired huddled masses they need a Santa Claus
You can try and close your eyes and hide
But they won't go away
So I start to say that it's okay
If we can just survive the selfishness that we all hide
Crime, insane well who's to blame
Another hero fades away
Fade away
New York Post | 28 Nov 2021