A Man Called Hero

Jul 17, 1999

1h 56m

★ 5.8

Living up to his name…

Overview

After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Production Companies

China Film Co-Production Corp.

Golden Harvest Productions

Shanghai Film Studio

Sil-Metropole Organisation

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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Cast

Hero Hua

Ekin Cheng

Shu Qi

Jade

Kristy Yang Rongru

Sword Hua

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Boss of China House

Yuen Biao

Sheng

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung

Shadow

Dion Lam

Pride

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Bigot

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Moon

Frankie Ng Chi-Hung

Bull

Jude Poyer

Monk Luohan

Ken Lo Wai-Kwong

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