Film

Hero

2002 · 1h 39m · Drama · Adventure · Action

One man's strength will unite an empire.

IMDb

7.9

Metacritic

85

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

Jet Li

Nameless

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Broken Sword

Maggie Cheung

Flying Snow

Donnie Yen

Sky

Zhang Ziyi

Moon

Chen Daoming

King of Qin

Liu Zhongyuan

Old Scholar

Zheng Tianyong

Old Servant

Qin Yan

Prime Minister

Zhang Yakun

The Qin Guards' Commander

James Hong

Qin Emperor (voice)

Chang Xiao Yang

General

Jin Ming

Eunuch

Ma Wen Hua

Head Eunuch

Shou Xin Wang

Musician

Xu Kuang Hua

Pianist

• Zhang YimouProducer · Director · Writer
• Feng LiWriter
• Wang BinWriter
• Bill Kong Chi-KeungProducer
• Zhang ZhenyanProducer
• Shoufang DouExecutive Producer
• Zhang WeipingExecutive Producer
• Quentin TarantinoExecutive Producer
• Christopher DoyleDirector of Photography
• Tan DunOriginal Music Composer

Official TrailerHero (2002) Official Trailer 1 - Jet Li MovieHero teaser trailer

Release date

December 19, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$177,394,432

Genres

Drama, Adventure, Action, History

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