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House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Shi mian mai fu (original title)

PG_13  119 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  14 January 2005 (USA)
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A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

Director:

Yimou Zhang
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takeshi Kaneshiro ...
Jin
Andy Lau ...
Leo
Ziyi Zhang ...
Xiao Mei (as Zhang Ziyi)
Dandan Song Dandan Song ...
Yee
Hongfei Zhao Hongfei Zhao ...
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Jun Guo Jun Guo ...
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Shu Zhang Shu Zhang ...
Performer
Jiusheng Wang Jiusheng Wang ...
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Zhengyong Zhang Zhengyong Zhang ...
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Yongxin Wang Yongxin Wang ...
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Dong Liu Dong Liu ...
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Qi Zi Qi Zi ...
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Xuedong Qu Xuedong Qu ...
Performer
Liping Tian Liping Tian ...
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Hongwei Zhao Hongwei Zhao ...
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Storyline

During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Flying | Government | Police | Dancer | Secret  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La casa de las dagas voladoras See more »

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China See more »

Box Office

Budget:

CNY 100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

CNY 55,000,000 (China) (18 July 2004)

Gross:

$11,041,228 (USA) (3 April 2005)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Yimou Zhang has said that he will rewrite the screenplay to remove Anita Mui's character following the veteran star's death. This is meant to be a sign of respect for Mui. It was earlier reported that Michelle Yeoh or Brigitte Lin would be cast instead. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The music that the live musicians play during the drum duel scene, although beautiful, is not characteristic of classical Chinese music of that era. See more »

Quotes

Mei: To be free like the wind.
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Crazy Credits

The Chinese theatrical release has a Chinese translation of the ending song
(which has lyrics in English) on the left side of the screen during the
credits. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

"Beauty Song (Jia Ren Qu)"
Written by Li Yannian
Performed by Ziyi Zhang See more »