Hero
A nameless assassin infiltrates the fortified palace of a feared warlord-king with a single mission—to end his reign—only to confront mounting doubts as each failed plot reveals the ruler’s unexpected humanity and the deadly stakes of defying an empire in its rise.
“One man's strength will unite an empire.”
Synopsis
During China
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Angie LamShot by Christopher DoyleScored by Dun TanDesigned by Tingxiao Huo
Box Office
2002 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$177.4M
US & Canada: $53.7M — 30% of worldwide · International: $123.7M (70%)
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Also known as
- Herode
- Jet Li's Herode
- Yīng Xióngde
- Heroen
- Ying xiongen
- Héroees
- Herofr
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
14Yan Qin
as Prime Minister
Qin Yan
as Prime Minister
Chang Xiao Yang
as General
Zhang Yakun
as The Qin Guards' Commander
Jin Ming
as Eunuch
Ma Wen Hua
as Head Eunuch
Shou Xin Wang
as Musician
Xu Kuang Hua
as Pianist
Hei Zi
as Qin Guard
Cao Hua
as Qin Guard
Lei Li
as Qin Guard
Xia Bin
as Qin Guard
Zhang Yi
as Qin Guard
Liu Jie
as Qin Guard
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1Writers
3Producers
3Other crew
7Parents Guide
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