Hong Kong Cinemagic
Version française English version
 Capsule Reviews   English Board   Facebook  
 People
 Movies
 Movie Studios
 Glossary
 Your Settings

HKCine Search
Switch to Google Search
>> Help

 Film directors
 Actors
 Technicians
 Producers

 Comedy
 Drama & Opera

 Shaw Brothers
 Film Industry
 Cultural & Societal

 DVD Tests
 HK Cinema Books
 Where to buy?

 OST & Music
 PDF & E-books
 VIP Guestbook

 Site Map
 Editos Archives
 Staff
 Site History
 Links
 Visitor guestbook
 Aknowledgement
 HKCinemagic 2

Statistics :
11630 Movies
19215 People
1448 Studios
29 Articles
73 Interviews
12 DVD Reviews
32452 Screenshots
3722 Videos
A Hero Never Dies    (1998)

 
 
 
Director :
Johnnie To Kei Fung

Action Director :
Yuen Bun

 
Other titles : 真心英雄 (HK Title)
Zan Sam Jing Hung (HK Title)
Zhen Xin Ying Xiong (HK Title)
Country : Hong Kong
Film Company : Film City (Hong Kong) Limited, Milkyway Image (HK) Ltd.
Genre : Crime
HK Category : I I B
Runtime : 97 min.
Video : Colour
Audio : Speaking (Cantonese)
HK Gross : 6.36 M. HK$
 
Trailer
   
 
 
 Cast :  
Lau Ching Wan
Fiona Leung Ngai Ling
Lam Suet
Leon Lai Ming
Henry Fong Ping
Yoyo Mung Ka Wai
Keiji Sato
Yen Shi Kwan
Michael Lam Wai Leung
Yuen Bun
     
  
 (full cast & crew)

Plot

Martin (Lau Ching-Wan) and Jack (Leon Lai) are friends, but they belong to different gangs. One day, their boss can't bear them anymore. So they want yo kill them.
 
  Review  

First film of Johnnie To directed after his declarations about Patrick Yau. Johnnie To announced that he directed himself the three films of Patrick Yau: The Odd One Dies, The Longest Nite and Expect The Unexpected, in order to launch this young director. A Hero Never Dies can be seen as an attempt to prove him paternity on the three films. It is true that one finds the same disillusioned environment, the same photography, the same actors... But the scenario is not...
 
 
>> read the full length review David-Olivier Vidouze 1/9/1999
 
  Notes  
1.  1999 Far East Film Festival (Udine, Italy) :
- Audience Award to Johnnie To
 
2.  1999 Hong Kong Film Awards (Hong Kong, China) :
- Nomination for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress (Fiona Leung)
- Nomination for Best Costume and Make Up Design
 
3.  1999 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (Hong Kong, China) :
- HKFCS Award for Best Director
 
Top 

Crew and cast galleries
 
 Crew : (when available)  (Hide)  (full cast & crew)

Director :
Johnnie To Kei Fung

Action Director :
Yuen Bun
 
 Cast : (when available)  (Hide) (full cast & crew)

Lau Ching Wan

Fiona Leung Ngai Ling

Lam Suet

Leon Lai Ming

Henry Fong Ping

Yoyo Mung Ka Wai

Keiji Sato

Yen Shi Kwan

Michael Lam Wai Leung

Yuen Bun
 
Top 

Movie Trailer
 

[Trailer] A Hero Never Dies (1998)
[Normal] - [Zoom]
Your message must be at least 30 chars long (aprox 1 line).

   
Are you sure you want to place an alert for this video ?   
 
Top 

Article Links
 Secondary Article Links   (Show)

 
Article Links (French only)  
 Secondary Article Links (French only)   (Show)

 
Interview Links (French only)  
 Secondary Interview Links (French only)   (Show)

 
DVD Review Links (French only)  
 Secondary DVD Review Links (French only)   (Show)
Top

 Advertise with Google AdSense   Submit a review   Contact   FAQ   Terms of use   Disclaimer   Error Report  
copyright ©1998-2013 hkcinemagic.com