During the Warring States period, Nameless, a Qin prefect, arrives at the Qin capital city to meet the king, who has survived multiple assassination attempts by Long Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword. Implementing tight security, the king forbids visitors from approaching within 100 paces.

Hero: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang. A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.

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In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory. — Yocke.

Hero is a 2002 Wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou; it stars Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Donnie Yen. The film is set in the troubled transitional period between the Warring Kingdoms and the Qin Dynasty, when the ruthlessly despotic King of Qin was in the process of annexing the other kingdoms of China and ...

Aug 27, 2004 · In "Hero", Zhang Yimou transcends the martial arts genre, transforming physical combat into a language of profound philosophical discourse. What begins as a seemingly simple narrative about an assassin becomes a breathtaking …

Oct 19, 2002 · In ancient China during the Warring States Period, a nameless prefect of a small jurisdiction arrives at the Qin state's capital city to meet the king of Qin.

Hero (Chinese: 英雄; pinyin: Yīngxióng) is a 2002 wuxia 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.

Hero (2002) directed by Zhang Yimou • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. One man’s strength will unite an empire. During China’s Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king’s life three years ago. 99 mins More at IMDb TMDB.