A Man Called Hero (1999)

A Man Called Hero does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on heterosexual relationships and traditional martial arts narratives, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate.

The film features powerful female characters like Sheng Nu and Shadow who engage in combat. However, in their direct physical confrontations with male opponents, they are either defeated, or the fights conclude without a clear, decisive victory for the female character against one or more male opponents.

The film "A Man Called Hero" is an adaptation of the "Chinese Hero" manhua. All major characters, including the protagonist Hero Hua and his supporting cast, maintain their established genders from the original source material without any changes.

The film is an adaptation of a Chinese manhua series, and all primary characters, originally depicted as ethnically Chinese/Asian, are portrayed by actors of East Asian descent, consistent with the source material. No characters established as one race were portrayed as a different race.