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.
Credits
A Man Called Hero Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Anthony Wong
He was 37, now 62 years old
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as Pride / Katanaka Fuji |
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Francis Ng
He was 37, now 62 years old
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as Invincible |
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Elvis Tsui
He was 37, now 62 years old
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as Bigot |
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Shu Qi
She was 23, now 48 years old
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as Mu |
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Yuen Biao
He was 41, now 66 years old
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as Boss of China House |
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Cheng Pei-pei
She was 52, now 77 years old
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as Hero's mother |
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Grace Yip
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as Kate |
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Mark Cheng
He was 34, now 59 years old
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as Jin |
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Ekin Cheng
He was 31, now 56 years old
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as Hero Hua |
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Kristy Yang
She was 25, now 50 years old
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as Jade |
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Ken Lo
He was 40, now 65 years old
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as Luohan |
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Nicholas Tse
He was 18, now 43 years old
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as Sword Hua |
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Jordan Chan
He was 32, now 56 years old
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as Shadow [voice] |
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Dion Lam
He was 0, now 24 years old
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as Shadow |
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Sam Lee
He was 23, now 48 years old
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as Fire (Red Hair ninja) |
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Jerry Lamb
He was 28, now 53 years old
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as Sheng |
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Jude Poyer
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as Bull |
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Frankie Ng
He was 45, now 70 years old
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as Moon |
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Thomas Hudak
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as Black Dragon Commander |
A Man Called Hero Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kwong Wing Chan as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (now 56) years old
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Sound |
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Pik Kwan Lee as Costume Design. |
Costume & Make-Up |
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Andrew Lau as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 64) years old
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Camera |
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Andrew Lau as Director. He was 39 (now 64) years old
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Directing |
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Raymond Chow as Producer. He was 70 (89) years old when He died
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Production |
