Hero is a 1997 Cantonese-language movie written by Corey Yuen and Jeffrey Lau. The movie is directed by Corey Yuen and produced by Mona Fong under the banner of Shaw Brothers Studio in collaboration with Celestial Pictures. Hero features Takeshi Kaneshiro, Yuen Biao, Jessica Hsuan, Valerie Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Tak and Corey Yuen. The motion picture is based on Boxer from Shantung by Chang Cheh Ni Kuang. The music was composed by Lincoln Lo along with Raymond Wong and William Hu. Cinematography was done by Tom Lau and editing by Hai Kit-wai. The motion picture has a running time of 97 minutes. The motion picture made a box office gross of $3 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Shaw Brothers Studio.