Hero (1997)
1997 film directed by Corey Yuen
- Released
- 1997
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Corey Yuen
- Starring
- Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Set in
- Shanghai
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.
More films directed by Corey Yuen
- Ninja in the Dragon's Den 1982
- Yes, Madam 1985
- No Retreat, No Surrender 1986
- Righting Wrongs 1986
- No Retreat, No Surrender 2 1987
- In the Blood 1988
- She Shoots Straight 1990
- Saviour of the Soul 1991
- Saviour of the Soul II 1992
- Fong Sai-yuk 1993
- Fong Sai-yuk II 1993
- The New Legend of Shaolin 1994
- The Bodyguard from Beijing 1994
- High Risk 1995
- My Father Is a Hero 1995
- And Now You're Dead 1998
- The Avenging Fist 2001
- The Twins Effect II 2004
- DOA: Dead or Alive 2006
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2276917 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.