Hero
E443072
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hero (2002 film) | 0 |
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 ⓘ |
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Escape