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Hero
2002 · Director: Zhang Yimou · CN
What it is about
A nameless warrior tells the Qin emperor how he defeated three assassins. Each version of the story has its own colour.
The fighting in it
The fights are images of an idea rather than real technique — the duel imagined over a board game says so openly. Calligraphy and swordsmanship are treated as one discipline, which matches Chinese tradition.
Martial arts in the film
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