Hero
Hero is a 2002 wuxia martial arts film directed, co-written, and produced by Zhang Yimou, and starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen and Chen Daoming. The cinematography was by Christopher Doyle, and the musical score composed by Tan Dun. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards.
Plot
Hero incorporates multiple (and competing) narratives relating to the planned assassination of Ying Zheng, who will become the first emperor, Qin Shihuang. As the narratives develop and the would-be assassin (Nameless) comes closer to his target, who is portrayed in an increasingly sympathetic way, going from a cruel tyrant to a compassionate, strong, and solitary figure.
More details
| author | Zhang Yimou |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Shaanxi |
| director | Zhang Yimou |
| editor | Angie Lam |
| genre | action adventure drama historical |
| keywords | all under heaven assassination attempt calligraphy scroll capital city fly game hanging scroll kill meet qin qin shi huang qin shihuang strained relationship the king tianxia underestimated understand warring states period xianyang |
| musicBy | Tan Dun |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Bill Kong |
| productionCompany | China Film Co-Production Corporation Sil-Metropole Organisation |
| publisher | Beijing New Picture Film |
| theme | epic martial arts stag wuxia |