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Director:
Corey Yuen
Writer:
Jeffrey Lau (writer)
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Release Date:
17 June 1997 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Drama more
Tagline:
Dangerous Times Make Heroes of Desperate Men
Plot:
Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end of the Qin Dynasty... more | add synopsis
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Neo-classic epic of Shaw Brothers! more (9 total)

Cast

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Takeshi Kaneshiro ... Ma Wing Jing
Biao Yuen ... Tam See
Jessica Hester Hsuan ... Kim Ling-Tze (as Jessica Hester)
Wah Yuen ... Ma Tai Cheung
Tak Yuen ... Yeung Seung

Valerie Chow ... Yam Yeung-Tien

Corey Yuen ... Uncle Po
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hero (Hong Kong: English title)
Ma Yong Zhen (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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Runtime:
Germany:93 min | Hong Kong:97 min | UK:99 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Shaw Brothers more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Remake of Ma Yong Zhen (1972) more

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Neo-classic epic of Shaw Brothers!, 12 December 1998
Author: Yongwook Yoo from Montreal, Canada

If anybody remembers the Shaw Bros., this revived version of early 70's classic movie, originally heroed by Kwan-Tai Chan, would suffice their expectation. Except for the absence of Chan's legendary charisma in old version (I never could have found it from Kaneshiro), this movie is full of satisfactory style and high-stunt action which are originated from Chang Cheh's works in Shaw Bros. in early 60's. Very stylish and meticuliously taken in main China, taking full consideration of old fans' taste for Biao Yuen's fantastic agility and John Woo's blood-spirting gunny action. Plot and performance are just so-so, but the music and art design are very luxurious. As an old fan, I would prefer the old one since no young-generated star like Kaneshiro could not fit for the character of Ma Wingjing,nowadays. However, as a standpoint of the renaissance of Shaw Bros.' golden age in 70's, this movie shed a confident light on their future industry, not in Hong Kong any more but in mainland China.

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