Hero
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Release Date: Friday, August 27th 2004,
Hero is the story of the soon-to-be First Emperor of China who is on the brink of conquering a war-torn land during the violent dawn of the Qin dynasty over two thousand years ago. Three opponents are determined to assassinate the King, and one loyal subject stands in their way.
"Before he became the First Emperor of China, Ying Zheng (played by Cheng Daoming), King of the state of Qin, brutal and ruthless, was the target of many assassins.
Among them, Broken Sword, (played by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), Flying Snow, (played by Maggie Cheung) and Sky (played by Donnie Yen) are the best. However, their plan was challenged by No-name (played by Jet Li). He rarely spoke and no one knew what he was up to, but something was hidden behind this eyes.
No-name told the king that his enemies had been wiped out by him, but the king did not trust him. When No-name finally start to fulfill his wish, killing the king, something more deadly was waiting for him ...
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Cast:
Jet Li,
Tony Leung Chiu Wai,
Maggie Cheung,
Ziyi Zhang,
Daoming Chen,
Donnie Yen,
Liu Zhong Yuan,
Zheng Tia Yong,
Yan Qin,
Chang Xiao Yang,
Zhang Ya Kun,
Ma Wen Hua,
Jin Ming,
Xu Kuang Hua,
Wang Shou Xin,
Hei Zi,
Cao Hua,
Li Lei,
Xia Bin,
Peng Qiang,
Liu Jie,
Zhang Yi,
James Hong,
Emil Lin,
Angela Oh,
Elizabeth Sung
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