
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play One man will challenge an empire In pre-Imperial China feared warrior Nameless (Jet Li) is granted an audience with the ruler of the most powerful of the seven warring kingdoms (Chen Daoming) Posing as a minor official Nameless sets about his mission of revenge by relating the tale of how he defeated the three most fearsome of the ruler&s adversaries However nothing is as it seems & Nameless is placed in great personal peril as the king suggests a very different version of events which brought him to the palace Filled with breathtaking wirework-enhanced martial arts sequences from action choreographer Ching Siu-Tung (& New Dragon Gate Inn& &A Chinese Ghost Story&) truly sumptuous cinematography from the legendary Christopher Doyle (& In The Mood For Love&) & an expressive traditional score from Tan Dun (& Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon&) Zhang Yimou&s elegant epic features an intriguing & Rashomon& style flashback structure that will keep the audience guessing until the very end The most expensive movie ever made in China & a blockbuster upon its& theatrical release in the US & Hero& showcases the outstanding talents ofa multi-award winning cast including the pairing of Tony Leung & Maggie Cheung as star crossed lovers the coquettish Zhang Ziyi (& Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon&) as a feisty apprentice venerated Chen Daoming lending gravitas as the Emperor-in-waiting & real-life martial arts masters Donnie Yen & Jet Li who co-designed perhaps the greatest duel ever committed to celluloid