Hero
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Hero is a visually striking 2002 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, renowned for its stylized martial arts, color symbolism, and exploration of sacrifice and political unity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hero canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4459886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hero Context triple: [Zhang Yimou, notableWork, Hero]
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Hero
"Hero" is a song best known as the lead single from the music project Music Box.
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Hero
Hero is the gentle, wronged young noblewoman in Shakespeare’s *Much Ado About Nothing*, whose romance and public humiliation drive much of the play’s dramatic tension.
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Hero
"Hero" is a popular Afro-dancehall song by Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy that showcases his inspirational lyrics and signature fusion of reggae, dancehall, and African rhythms.
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Hero
Hero is a Finnish television channel known for broadcasting action-packed movies and series, operated alongside Nelonen as part of the same network family.
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Hero
"Hero" is a contemporary gospel album by Kirk Franklin that blends choir-driven worship with R&B and hip-hop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hero Target entity description: Hero is a visually striking 2002 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, renowned for its stylized martial arts, color symbolism, and exploration of sacrifice and political unity.
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A.
Hero
Hero is a Finnish television channel known for broadcasting action-packed movies and series, operated alongside Nelonen as part of the same network family.
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B.
Hero
Hero is the gentle, wronged young noblewoman in Shakespeare’s *Much Ado About Nothing*, whose romance and public humiliation drive much of the play’s dramatic tension.
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C.
Hero
"Hero" is a popular Afro-dancehall song by Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy that showcases his inspirational lyrics and signature fusion of reggae, dancehall, and African rhythms.
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Hero
Hero is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of "The Secret" by focusing on personal journeys toward achieving one's dreams and potential.
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Hero
"Hero" is a contemporary gospel album by Kirk Franklin that blends choir-driven worship with R&B and hip-hop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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wuxia film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination | Best Foreign Language Film ⓘ |
| actionChoreographyBy | Ching Siu-tung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture
NERFINISHED
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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin ⓘ |
| boxOfficeSuccess | yes ⓘ |
| character |
Broken Sword
NERFINISHED
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Flying Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nameless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Christopher Doyle
NERFINISHED
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Zhao Xiaoding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorMotif |
black
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blue ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| director | Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Miramax Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement | wire-fu style combat ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama film
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martial arts film ⓘ wuxia ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
assassination and loyalty
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political unity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tan Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | multiple conflicting flashback accounts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of color symbolism
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nonlinear narrative structure ⓘ stylized martial arts sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| portrays | unification of China under Qin ⓘ |
| posterColorScheme | red and gold ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Beijing New Picture Film Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 99 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Chen Daoming
NERFINISHED
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Jet Li NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Ziyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hero Description of subject: Hero is a visually striking 2002 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, renowned for its stylized martial arts, color symbolism, and exploration of sacrifice and political unity.
Referenced by (8)
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