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Hero 馬永貞 (1997) and Pom Pom & Hot Hot 神槍手與咖喱雞 (1992)
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Hero ( Chinese : 馬永貞 ; Jyutping : Ma 2 Wing 2 Zing 1 ) 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 . [ 1 ] Plot At the end of the Qing Dynasty due to poverty and starvation, Ma Wing-jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his older brother Ma Tai-cheung ( Yuen Wah ) flee from their harsh homeland to the big city of Shanghai to make their fortune. Once they arrive in Shanghai reality sets in and both are only able to secure jobs as coolies (bitter hard manual labor) making chump change. Wing-jing admires the local triad gangster boss Tam Sei's (Yuen Biao) life style. Tam, seeing Ma Wing-jing admire his horse carriage, challenges Wing-jing to a human versus horse race. Wing-jing accepts his challenge, after seeing Wing-jing's determination, loyalty, fighting skills and athleticism, the two strike up a friendship and Tam tells Wing-…
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Hero