Hero
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.
Plot
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 has survived multiple attempts 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 allowed to approach the king within 100 paces. Nameless claims that he has slain the three assassins, and their weapons are displayed before the king, who allows the former to approach within ten paces and tell him his story.
More details
| author | Zhang Yimou |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Shaanxi |
| director | Zhang Yimou |
| editor | Angie Lam |
| genre | action adventure |
| keywords | ancient china assassination attempt capital city fly game id kill qin qin shi huang the king tianxia travel underestimated understand warring states period write xianyang zhao zhao state |
| musicBy | Tan Dun |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| producer | Zhang Yimou |
| productionCompany | China Film Co-Production Corporation Sil-Metropole Organisation |
| publisher | Miramax Films |
| theme | epic martial arts stag wuxia |