Hero DVD 2002 Hős (英雄) / Directed by Zhng Yimou / Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Chen Daoming

UPC 5999010453539

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: CHINESE 5.1, Spanish 5.1, Hungarian 5.1

SUBTITLES: English, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Spanish

Total Runtime: 95 minutes

CONDITION OF THIS DVD IS USED - LIKE NEW

English Summary:

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.

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 had survived an attempt 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 he displays their weapons before the king, who allows the former to approach within ten paces and tell him his story.

Nameless recounts first killing Long Sky, before traveling to meet Flying Snow and Broken Sword, who had taken refuge at a calligraphy school in the Zhao state. He tells Sword that he is there to commission a calligraphy scroll with the character for "Sword" (劍), secretly seeking to learn Sword's skill through his calligraphy. Nameless also learns that Snow and Sword, who are lovers, had gradually grown distant. Once the scroll is complete, Nameless reveals his identity and challenges Snow to a duel the next day, to avenge her secret lover Long Sky. Sword, in anger at Snow's betrayal to him, makes love to his pupil Moon, and is seen by Snow. In revenge, Snow kills Sword, followed by Moon when she attempted to seek revenge for her master. The next day, Nameless kills the emotionally unstable Snow before the Qin army, and claims her sword.

Chinese Summary:

戰國末期六国征战，其中以秦国最强，而秦王嬴政（陳道明飾）也就成了各国的敌人。因為残剑（梁朝伟飾）、飞雪（张曼玉飾）、长空（甄子丹飾）等人試圖刺殺秦王，秦王去除宮中的裝飾避免視野死角，並下令沒有人可以靠近秦王百步之內。无名（李连杰飾）抵達宮中，向秦王講述他如何殺死残剑、飞雪、和长空。作為獎賞，無名得以走至距秦王十步之遙。

無名講述他如何先在秦國侍衛面前殺了長空，然後至趙國找匿居在書法學院中的殘劍和飛雪。無名向殘劍求字，試圖從一個「劍」字中看出殘劍的劍法。說到這時，宮中侍衛就將那張字展開給秦王觀看。無名接著說他得知殘劍和飛雪原本一對戀人，因飛雪曾與長空有一段情而疏遠，所以就向兩人說出自己的身份並利用兩人的心結製造弱點，約定在隔天決戰。無名故意提出飛雪定會為長空報仇而使殘劍忌妒，殘劍因為中了無名的計而心生憤怒便藉由和他的書僮如月（章子怡飾）交歡來洩憤，卻被飛雪撞見，飛雪於是在憤怒中殺了殘劍。隔天飛雪情緒大亂，無名便在秦軍面前殺了他。

聽完無名的講述後，秦王不相信無名的故事。秦王說在先前的刺殺行動中，他看出殘劍是個正直的人，不會背叛飛雪。秦王於是講了他認為的事實：無名和殘劍、飛雪以及長空安排了假對決，三人犧牲自己的性命讓無名有機會走近可以刺殺秦王的距離。無名的劍法藏有一招可以在十步內絕對命中，所以三人都願意犧牲。另外，無名告訴殘劍和飛雪他只需要兩人之一在秦軍面前中劍，再帶著另一人的武器，秦王就會相信他也殺了另一人。殘劍和飛雪於是爭論誰該犧牲，最後飛雪刺傷殘劍，自己前去赴死。

Hungarian Summary:

Valamikor a távoli múltban, még az első császárok ideje előtt hét királyságra oszlott a birodalom. A hét úr közül Kin volt a legnagyobb: ő félt a legjobban a gyilkosoktól. Bárkinek, aki megöl egy orgyilkost, hatalmas vagyont és a legnagyobb dicsőséget ígéri, azt, hogy színről színre láthatja őt magát, a jövendő birodalom császárát. Egy nap egy névtelen harcos érkezik a palotába. Azt állítja, legyőzte a három legyőzhetetlen gyilkost: Törött Kardot, Hulló Hót és Eget. Az uralkodó fogadja, és végighallgatja hihetetlen harcai és ravaszsága történetét. De amikor az elbeszélés véget ér, váratlan fordulat következik: ő is elmond egy történetet. Szerinte minden egészen másképp volt, mint ahogy a névtelen harcos elbeszélte...

Cast / Szerpelők:

• Jet Li as Nameless (simplified Chinese: 无名; traditional Chinese: 無名; pinyin: Wúmíng)
  An unknown prefect of a small province, orphaned at an early age. Forged into a master swordsman over years of training, Nameless possesses the singular technique "Death at Ten Paces" (十步一殺 Shíbù yīshā) allowing him to strike precisely within that distance. He is the primary conspirator to assassinate the king, but ultimately decides that China's unification and peace are more important than vengeance. Hero also saw Jet Li's first appearance in a film produced by mainland China, after his debut in Shaolin Temple.
• Tony Leung as Broken Sword (simplified Chinese: 残剑; traditional Chinese: 殘劍; pinyin: Cánjiàn)
  Broken Sword and Flying Snow are the only assassins to ever infiltrate the king's palace, killing hundreds of his personal guard and very nearly the king himself before halting at the last moment. Of all the assassins, Broken Sword is the only one whom Nameless considers his equal in swordsmanship.
• Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow (simplified Chinese: 飞雪; traditional Chinese: 飛雪; pinyin: Fēixuě)
  A skilled assassin, Flying Snow is Broken Sword's lover and his equal as a swordsman. She has vowed revenge upon the King for killing her father in battle. When Broken Sword convinces Nameless to abandon the assassination attempt on the king, Flying Snow kills him and later herself.
• Chen Daoming as the King of Qin (Chinese: 秦王; pinyin: Qín Wáng)
  An ambitious leader who desires to become the first Emperor of China. Following an assassination attempt, he withdraws into his palace, which he empties of all but his most trusted advisors, and always wears his battle armor.
• Donnie Yen as Long Sky (simplified Chinese: 长空; traditional Chinese: 長空; pinyin: Chángkōng)
  An accomplished spearman, Sky is the first to be "defeated" by Nameless, who takes Sky's broken spear as proof of his defeat to the king. He is the least-seen assassin in the film.
• Zhang Ziyi as Moon (Chinese: 如月; pinyin: Rúyuè)
  Broken Sword's loyal apprentice, skilled in using twin swords.