Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Blackie Ko. The film is a spin-off of Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron, with Tony Leung reprising his role as "Wai Siu-bo" from the 1984 television series adaption of the same novel. The Chinese title literally translates to The Genuine Wai Siu-bo flirts with women on the Emperor's order. Some say it's a parodic prequel of Yuen Biao's The Iceman Cometh. Plot Under orders from the emperor, Wai Siu-Bo time travels to modern-day Hong Kong investigate and avert an upcoming crisis. Cast Tony Leung as Wai Siu-bo Dicky Cheung as Chiu Ng Suet-man as Siu Ha Veronica Yip as Princess Kent Tong as Kangxi Emperor Lee Fai as Shang Kim Won-jin as Yuen Chun Chang Gan-wing as Uncle Wah Jamie Luk as Loan Shark Hung Lee Yuet-sin as Mrs Hung Billy Ching as Choi Gilbert Lam as Ha's ex-boyfriend Yeung Qui-lee as Ha's ex's new girlfriend Wong Man-shing as Hung's thug Sophia M. Crawford as Kwai's killer Fong Yue as villager So Wai-naam as Choi's thug Lam Kwok-git as Choi's thug Leung Kai-chi as antique dealer Lui Siu-ming as antique salesman Simon Cheung as policeman Wong Si-man Chiu Tat-san Tania Wong Alan Lo Lo Ka-seun References External links Vietnamese Title : Tân Vi Tiểu Bảo 1993 films Films based on works by Jin Yong Hong Kong slapstick comedy films Hong Kong martial arts comedy films Works based on The Deer and the Cauldron Wuxia films Films about time travel Films based on Chinese novels Films set in the Qing dynasty 1990s adventure comedy films 1993 martial arts films Films set in the 1990s Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1993 comedy films Films directed by Blackie Ko 1990s Hong Kong films