'This Film Was My Boyhood Dream'
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Zhang Yimou's martial-arts epic
Hero
has a boffo cast, a big budget, an award-winning crew and the burden of
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
. Responsible for such hits as
Red Sorghum
,
Raise the Red Lantern
and
The Road Home
, the award-winning director spoke recently to TIME Asia entertainment correspondent Stephen Short and Senior Reporter Susan Jakes on the set of
Hero
in Hengdian, China. Edited excerpts: