A Man Called Hero (Zhong hua ying xiong) (1999)
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In 1998, Andrew Lau's groundbreaking smash hit The Storm Riders came out of nowhere and resurrected the ailing Hong Kong film industry. Lau's follow-up, using much of the same cast and crew, is another martial arts epic set largely in New York's Chinatown. The film opens in the early… More In 1998, Andrew Lau's groundbreaking smash hit The Storm Riders came out of nowhere and resurrected the ailing Hong Kong film industry. Lau's follow-up, using much of the same cast and crew, is another martial arts epic set largely in New York's Chinatown. The film opens in the early 20th century with a young Hero Wah (Ekin Cheng) going to study under Master Pride (Anthony Wong). When he returns to his parents, he learns that they have been murdered by a band of evil Westerners. After impregnating his wife Jade (Kristy Yang), Hero Wah ventures to New York in search of his parents' killers. Sixteen years later, Hero's son Sword Wah (Nicholas Tse) along with family friend Sang (Jerry Lamb), arrive at Ellis Island in search of Hero's dad. Once the tearful reunion finally takes place, much of the rest of the story is related through flashbacks involving a fearsome fight with Japanese ninjas and the death of Jade at the hands of the ninja ring leader. The film climaxes a la Alfred Hitchcock or Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) with a battle to the death against the ninja grand master at the Statue of Liberty. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Wai-keung Lau
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1999 Wide
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Cast
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Ekin Cheng
as Hero Wah
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Qi Shu
as Takagi
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Kristy Yang
as Jade
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Biao Yuen
as Yuen Mo
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Jerry Lamb
as Sang
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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
as Master Pride
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Francis Ng
as Ninja Master
- Mark Cheng
- Sam Lee
