Hero - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Hero"
英雄 (2002)
Timing:
1:39 (99 min)
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Actors and characters
Chen Daoming
Character King of Qin
Zhongyuan Liu
Character Old Scholar
Tianyong Zheng
Character Old Servant
Qin Yan
Character Prime Minister
Zhang Yakun
Character The Qin Guards' Commander
Chang Xiao Yang
Character General
Ma Wen Hua
Character Head Eunuch
Shou Xin Wang
Character Musician
Xu Kuang Hua
Character Pianist
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming took place in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Zhejiang, Inner Mongolia, and Sichuan.
- The full version of the film has a runtime of 110 minutes.
- To star in this film, Jet Li agreed to a reduction in his fee.
- Jackie Chan was offered the role of the emperor, but he declined.
- The emperor notices, after the Nameless One (Jet Li) tells him there are 19 ways to write the word 'sword', that he will solve this problem. Besides unifying China in history, Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, or Ying Zheng, is also known for introducing a common writing system throughout China. Regardless of dialect, people began to use a single set of characters, which made communication much easier.
- Maggie Cheung needed weeks of training for filming the movie. Even actress Zhang Ziyi, who received much positive feedback for the film 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', required intensive preparation to learn to wield two swords well.
- The soldiers of the Qin army were played by actual members of the People's Liberation Army of China. Estimates suggest that 18,000 extras were used.
- The Emperor notes, after Nameless (Jet Li) tells him there are 19 ways to write the word “sword,” that he will solve this problem. Besides uniting China in history, Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, or Ying Zheng, is also known for introducing a common writing system throughout China. Regardless of dialect, people began using a single set of characters, which made communication much easier.
- Maggie Cheung needed weeks of training for her role in the film. Even actress Zhang Ziyi, who received much positive feedback for the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” required intensive preparation to learn to wield two swords skillfully.
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