Jung wa ying hong
(1999)
Regisseur:
Wai-Keung LauSchauspieler:
Qi Shu, Nicholas Tse, Ekin Cheng, Kristy Yang"A Man Called Hero" erzählt die Geschichte des jungen Sword Hua (Nicholas Tse), der in den 30er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts von China in die USA kommt um seinen Vater zu suchen. Hero Hua (Ekin Cheng) kam 16 Jahre zuvor nach Amerika und legte sich dort mit einem Sklaventreiber und einer japanischen Killerbrigade an. Seit dem gilt er als Verschwunden. Sword erfährt in Rückblenden die Geschichte seines Vaters. Als er ihm endlich begegnet, ist diese aber noch lange nicht beendet....
Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China when he goes to America as an indentured servant, rebels against cruel labor conditions, and is joined by her in New York City where she has twins. Jump ahead 16 years: their son Sword comes to New York looking for his father. There, Sword hears many stories of his father, which we see in flashbacks, and the stage is set for the battle with Invincible.
Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China when he goes to America as an indentured servant, rebels against cruel labor conditions, and is joined by her in New York City where she has twins. Jump ahead 16 years: their son Sword comes to New York looking for his father. There, Sword hears many stories of his father, which we see in flashbacks, and the stage is set for the battle with Invincible.
