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Hero
Hero
	Hero DVD cover
Traditional Chinese	馬永貞
Simplified Chinese	马永贞
Jyutping	Ma2 Wing2 Zing1
Directed by	Corey Yuen
Written by	Corey Yuen; Jeffrey Lau
Based on	Boxer from Shantung; by Chang Cheh; Ni Kuang;
Produced by	Mona Fong
Starring	Takeshi Kaneshiro; Yuen Biao; Jessica Hsuan; Valerie Chow; Yuen Wah; Yuen Tak; Corey Yuen
Cinematography	Tom Lau
Edited by	Hai Kit-wai
Music by	Lincoln Lo; Raymond Wong; William Hu
Production; companies	Shaw Brothers Studio; Celestial Pictures
Distributed by	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release date	7 June 1997;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$3,015,240

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Hero (Chinese: 馬永貞; Jyutping: Ma² Wing² Zing¹) is a 1997 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Corey Yuen. The film stars Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, established Hong Kong action stars from the China Drama Academy (Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak) and Hong Kong actresses Valerie Chow and Jessica Hsuan. Hero is a remake of the 1972 film Boxer from Shantung. The film was produced by then TVB chairwoman Mona Fong.^[1]

Plot

At the end of the Qing Dynasty due to poverty and starvation, Ma Wing-jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his older brother Ma Tai-cheung (Yuen Wah) flee from their harsh homeland to the big city of Shanghai to make their fortune. Once they arrive in Shanghai reality sets in and both are only able to secure jobs as coolies (bitter hard manual labor) making chump change. Wing-jing admires the local triad gangster boss Tam Sei's (Yuen Biao) life style. Tam, seeing Ma Wing-jing admire his horse carriage, challenges Wing-jing to a human versus horse race. Wing-jing accepts his challenge, after seeing Wing-jing's determination, loyalty, fighting skills and athleticism, the two strike up a friendship and Tam tells Wing-jing to visit his night club one day if he ever needs help.

The two most powerful mob bosses in Shanghai are Tam Sei, who has the British government backing him, and Yang Shuang (Yuen Tak), who has the entire Shanghai police force working for him. Both are at odds to gain full control of Shanghai's crime organization. Ma Wing-jing gains more trust from Tam Sei when he hears about and intervene's in Yang Shaung's assassination attempt on Tam Sei, saving Tam's life. As a reward, Tam gives Wing-jing a small territory in Shanghai to control. Wing-jing uses it to his advantage to gain more territory in Shanghai. All is well and prosperous until he tries to conquer the territory belonging to Yang Shuang. Blinded by his power and greed, he is betrayed by the one he had trusted the most, leading to tragedy for himself and Tam, who, despite Wing-jing's foolishness, still remains his friend.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro as Ma Wing-jing
Yuen Biao as Tam Sei
Jessica Hsuan as Kam Ling-tze
Valerie Chow as Yam Yeung-tien
Yuen Wah as Ma Tai-cheung
Yuen Tak as Yang Shuang
Corey Yuen Kwai as Uncle Po

Production crew

Production Manager: Jackson Ha
Sound Recording: True Technic Limited
Art Director: Lau Man-hung
Lighting: Chan Wai-lin
Planning: Chang Oi-bing, Wan Pak-nam, Lawrence Wong
Makeup: Lee Wai-fong
Hair Stylist: Sharon Li
Costume Designer: Dora Ng
Props: Lai Yu, Hung Hin-fat
Assistant Director: Bill Chan, Chan Sek
Action Director: Yuen Tak, Corey Yuen
Assistant Action Director: Jonathan Ting, Jacky Tang

References

^ "Hero (1997)".
^ http://www.cityonfire.com/hero-1997-aka-ma-wing-jing/
^ "REVIEW: Hero (1997) « Kung Fu Cinema". Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

External links

[1] "Hero (1997)".

[2] ttp://www.cityonfire.com/hero-1997-aka-ma-wing-jing/

[3] "REVIEW: Hero (1997) « Kung Fu Cinema". Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

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-| border         =
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+| caption        = ''Hero'' DVD cover
-| caption        = ''Hero'' theatrical poster
+| director       = [[Corey Yuen]]
-| director       = [[Corey Yuen]] Kwai
+| producer       = [[Mona Fong]]
-| producer       = [[Mona Fong]] Yat-Wa
+| writer         = Corey Yuen<br />[[Jeffrey Lau]]
+| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Boxer from Shantung]]''|{{Plainlist|*[[Chang Cheh]]
-| writer         = Corey Yuen Kwai<br />[[Jeffrey Lau]] Chun-Wai
+* [[Ni Kuang]]}}}}
-| based on       = [[Boxer from Shantung]]
-| starring       = [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]]<br />[[Yuen Biao]]<br />[[Valerie Chow]] Kar-Ling<br />[[Jessica Hsuan]] Suen Huen<br />[[Yuen Wah]]<br />Corey Yuen Kwai<br />Yuen Tak
+| starring       = [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]]<br />[[Yuen Biao]]<br />[[Jessica Hsuan]]<br />[[Valerie Chow]]<br />[[Yuen Wah]]<br />Yuen Tak<br />[[Corey Yuen]]
-| music          = Lincoln Lo Kin<br />Raymond Wong Ying-Wah<br />William Hu Wei-Li
+| music          = Lincoln Lo<br />[[Raymond Wong (composer)|Raymond Wong]]<br />William Hu
-| cinematography = Tom Lau Moon-Tong
+| cinematography = Tom Lau
-| editing        = Hai Kit-Wai
+| editing        = Hai Kit-wai
-| studio         = [[Shaw Brothers Studio]]<br />[[China Film Group Corporation]]<br />Inner Mongolia Film Studio
+| studio         = [[Shaw Brothers Studio]]<br />Celestial Pictures
-| distributor    = Shaw Brothers Studio<br />Newport Entertainment<br />Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK)
+| distributor    = Shaw Brothers Studio
 | released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1997|06|07}}
 | runtime        = 97 minutes
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 | language       = Cantonese
 | budget         =
-| gross          = HK $3,015,240.00
+| gross          = HK$3,015,240
 }}
-{{Contains Chinese text}}
-'''''Hero''''' ({{zh|t=馬永貞|j=''Ma Wing Jing''}}) is a 1997 [[Hong Kong action cinema|Hong Kong action film]] written and directed by [[Corey Yuen]]. The film stars Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, established Hong Kong action stars from the [[Peking Opera School]] ([[Yuen Biao]], [[Yuen Wah]], Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak) and Hong Kong actresses [[Valerie Chow]] and [[Jessica Hsuan]]. The film is a remake of the 1972 Hong Kong action film ''[[Boxer from Shantung]]''. The film was produced by then [[TVB]] chairwoman [[Mona Fong]].<ref>http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8273&display_set=eng</ref>
+'''''Hero''''' ({{zh|t=馬永貞|j=''Ma<sup>2</sup> Wing<sup>2</sup> Zing<sup>1</sup>''}}) is a 1997 Hong Kong [[martial arts film]] written and directed by [[Corey Yuen]]. The film stars Taiwanese-Japanese actor [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]], established Hong Kong action stars from the [[China Drama Academy]] ([[Yuen Biao]], [[Yuen Wah]], Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak) and Hong Kong actresses [[Valerie Chow]] and [[Jessica Hsuan]]. ''Hero'' is a remake of the 1972 film ''[[Boxer from Shantung]]''. The film was produced by then [[TVB]] chairwoman [[Mona Fong]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8273&display_set=eng | title=Hero (1997) }}</ref>
 == Plot ==
-At the end of the Qing Dynasty due to poverty and starvation, Ma Wing Jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his older brother Ma Tai Cheung (Yuen Wah) flee from their harsh homeland to the big city of Shanghai to make their fortune. Once they arrive in Shanghai reality sets in and both are only able to secure jobs as [[coolie]]s (bitter hard manual labor) making chump change. Wing Jing admires the local triad gangster boss Tam Sei's (Yuen Biao) life style. Tam Sei seeing Ma Wing Jing admire his horse carriage challenges Wing Jing to a human versus horse race. Wing Jing accepts his challenge, after seeing Wing Jing's determination, loyalty, fighting skills and athleticism the two strike up a friendship and Tam Sei tells Wing Jing to visit his night club one day if he ever needs help.
+At the end of the Qing Dynasty due to poverty and starvation, Ma Wing-jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his older brother Ma Tai-cheung ([[Yuen Wah]]) flee from their harsh homeland to the big city of Shanghai to make their fortune. Once they arrive in Shanghai reality sets in and both are only able to secure jobs as [[coolie]]s (bitter hard manual labor) making chump change. Wing-jing admires the local triad gangster boss Tam Sei's (Yuen Biao) life style. Tam, seeing Ma Wing-jing admire his horse carriage, challenges Wing-jing to a human versus horse race. Wing-jing accepts his challenge, after seeing Wing-jing's determination, loyalty, fighting skills and athleticism, the two strike up a friendship and Tam tells Wing-jing to visit his night club one day if he ever needs help.
-The two most powerful mob bosses in Shanghai are Tam Sei who has the British government backing him and Yang Shuang (Yuen Tak) who has the entire Shanghai police force working for him. Both are at odds to gain full control of Shanghai's crime organization. Ma Wing Jing gains more trust from Tam Sei when he hears about and intervene's in Yang Shaung's assassination attempt on Tam Sei, saving Tam Sei's life. As a reward, Tam Sei gives Ma Wing Jing a small territory in Shanghai to control. Ma Wing Jing uses it to his advantage to gain more territory in Shanghai. All is well and prosperous until he tries to conquer the territory belonging to Yang Shuang. Blinded by his power and greed, he is betrayed by the one he had trusted the most, leading to tragedy for himself and Tam Sei, who, despite Ma Wing Jing's foolishness, still remains his friend.<ref>http://www.cityonfire.com/hero-1997-aka-ma-wing-jing/</ref><ref>http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/hero-1997</ref>
+The two most powerful mob bosses in Shanghai are Tam Sei, who has the British government backing him, and Yang Shuang (Yuen Tak), who has the entire Shanghai police force working for him. Both are at odds to gain full control of Shanghai's crime organization. Ma Wing-jing gains more trust from Tam Sei when he hears about and intervene's in Yang Shaung's assassination attempt on Tam Sei, saving Tam's life. As a reward, Tam gives Wing-jing a small territory in Shanghai to control. Wing-jing uses it to his advantage to gain more territory in Shanghai. All is well and prosperous until he tries to conquer the territory belonging to Yang Shuang. Blinded by his power and greed, he is betrayed by the one he had trusted the most, leading to tragedy for himself and Tam, who, despite Wing-jing's foolishness, still remains his friend.<ref>http://www.cityonfire.com/hero-1997-aka-ma-wing-jing/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/hero-1997 |title=REVIEW: Hero (1997) « Kung Fu Cinema |access-date=21 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421095555/http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/hero-1997 |archive-date=21 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 == Cast ==
-*[[Takeshi Kaneshiro]] as Ma Wing Jing
+*[[Takeshi Kaneshiro]] as Ma Wing-jing
 *[[Yuen Biao]] as Tam Sei
-*[[Valerie Chow]] Kar-Ling as Yam Yeung Tien
+*[[Jessica Hsuan]] as Kam Ling-tze
-*[[Jessica Hsuan]] Suen Huen as Kam Ling Tze
+*[[Valerie Chow]] as Yam Yeung-tien
-*[[Yuen Wah]] as Ma Tai Cheung
+*[[Yuen Wah]] as Ma Tai-cheung
-*[[Corey Yuen]] Kwai as Uncle Po
 *Yuen Tak as Yang Shuang
+*[[Corey Yuen]] Kwai as Uncle Po
 == Production crew ==
-*'''Production Manager:''' Jackson Ha Chak-San
+*'''Production Manager:''' Jackson Ha
 *'''Sound Recording:''' True Technic Limited
-*'''Art Director:''' Lau Man-Hung
+*'''Art Director:''' Lau Man-hung
-*'''Lighting:''' Chan Wai-Lin
+*'''Lighting:''' Chan Wai-lin
-*'''Planning:''' Chang Oi-Bing, Wan Paak-Naam, Lawrence Wong Ka-Hay
+*'''Planning:''' Chang Oi-bing, Wan Pak-nam, Lawrence Wong
-*'''Makeup:''' Lee Wai-Fong
+*'''Makeup:''' Lee Wai-fong
 *'''Hair Stylist:''' Sharon Li
-*'''Costume Designer:''' Dora Ng Lei-Lo
+*'''Costume Designer:''' [[Dora Ng]]
-*'''Props:''' Lai Yu, Hung Hin-Fat
+*'''Props:''' Lai Yu, Hung Hin-fat
-*'''Assistant Director:''' Bill Chan Wing-Biu, Chan Sek
+*'''Assistant Director:''' Bill Chan, Chan Sek
-*'''Action Director:''' Yuen Tak, Corey Yuen Kwai
+*'''Action Director:''' Yuen Tak, Corey Yuen
-*'''Assistant Action Director:''' Jonathan Ting Yuen-Tai, Jacky Tang Wai-Yuk
+*'''Assistant Action Director:''' Jonathan Ting, Jacky Tang
 ==References==
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 * {{IMDb title|id=0136242}}
 * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=1101086-hero|title=Ma Wing Jing}}
-* {{Amg movie|214004|Hero}}
 * http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/hero_1997.htm
 * http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8273&display_set=eng
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-[[Category:1990s action films]]
+[[Category:1997 action films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:Remakes of Hong Kong films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong film remakes]]
 [[Category:Hong Kong action thriller films]]
 [[Category:Hong Kong martial arts films]]
-[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
+[[Category:1990s Cantonese-language films]]
+[[Category:Shaw Brothers Studio films]]
+[[Category:Films set in Shanghai]]
 [[Category:Films shot in Shanghai]]
 [[Category:Triad films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Corey Yuen]]
+[[Category:1990s Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Raymond Wong]]

v t e Works by Corey Yuen
Films directed	Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982; also writer) No Retreat, No Surrender (1985) Yes, Madam (1985) Righting Wrongs (1986; also producer) No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987) In The Blood (1988) Dragons Forever (1988) She Shoots Straight (1990; also writer) All for the Winner (1990; also producer) The Top Bet (1991; also writer) Saviour of the Soul (1991) Ghost Punting (1992) Saviour of the Soul II (1992) Fist of Fury 1991 II (1992) Women on the Run (1993; also producer) Fong Sai-yuk (1993) Fong Sai-yuk II (1993) The New Legend of Shaolin (1994) The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994) My Father Is a Hero (1995) Mah-jong Dragon (1997) Hero (1997; also writer) Black Rose II (1997) Enter the Eagles (1998) The Avenging Fist (2001) So Close (2002) The Transporter (2002) The Twins Effect II (2004) DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Films produced only	Eastern Condors (1987) The Blonde Fury (1989) Shanghai, Shanghai (1990) Mortuary Blues (1990) Fist of Fury 1991 (1991) Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So (2016)
Films written only	God of Gamblers II (1990) God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)