Hero is a 2007 Japanese feature film based on the 2001 Japanese TV series of the same name. The original series spawned a 2-hour TV special in 2006 which followed the main character, Kuryu, five years later. That special sets up the lead-in for the 2007 feature film. The all-star cast of this film includes the original cast from the TV series; cameos by Ayase Haruka and Nakai Kiichi (from the 2006 special), as well as guests Koshiro Matsumoto, Tamori, and special guest, Korean star Lee Byung-hun. This film mainly portrays the events that occurs in the courtroom, which was rarely done in the TV series. The region-2 DVD (Korean subtitles version also available) was released on March 8, 2008 by Pony Canyon. A sequel feature film, also titled Hero, was released in theatres
