HERO (YING XIONG)

From: Metro : Media & Education Magazine | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: Aoun, Steven | Copyright information

HERO (YING XIONG)

Zhang Yimou (d), Ferig Li, Bin Wang, Zhang Yimou (w), GENRE: Martial Arts/Historical Epic/Suicide Manual. China, 2002. Ninety-nine minutes. Rated PG. STARRING: Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyt, Chen Dao Ming and Donnie Yen. DVD FEATURES INCLUDE: 'Hero Defined' and 'A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino and Jet Li'.

HERO takes a great leap backwards into a warring nation's creation myth. Yimou uses the wuxia (literally martial arts chivalr...

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