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

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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.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Jin
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Leo
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Xiao Mei (as Zhang Ziyi)
Dandan Song ...
Yee
Hongfei Zhao ...
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Jun Guo ...
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Shu Zhang ...
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Jiusheng Wang ...
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Zhengyong Zhang ...
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Yongxin Wang ...
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Dong Liu ...
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Qi Zi ...
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Xuedong Qu ...
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Liping Tian ...
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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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Rated PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality | See all certifications »

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14 January 2005 (USA)  »

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Budget:

CNY 100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$146,833 (Australia) (11 February 2005)

Gross:

$11,041,228 (USA) (1 April 2005)
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Trivia

The song that Mei sings that begins with, "A Rare Beauty in the North" is actually an ancient poem set to music. It was written by the brother of an Imperial Concubine about his sister. Meant as a cautionary tale to the Emperor about overindulgence in female beauty at the same time it acknowledged the lasting hurt of a powerful love. See more »

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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

Jin: [speaking to Mei] I thought you were hot as fire. In fact you're cool as water.
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In Memory of Anita Mui 1963-2003 See more »

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Referenced in Immortals (2011) See more »

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"Lovers"
Music and lyrics by Shigeru Umebayashi
Performed by Kathleen Battle
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Best Movie of 2004
6 December 2004 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I guess having this movie out just a few months after the U.S. release of "Hero" was more than many moviegoers could chew (and you can see it in the reviews here). That takes away from a fantastic experience. Every frame of this film is exquisite. It was breathtaking scene after breathtaking scene. There are enough plot twist, double crossings and romance to keep the scenes between the action sequences interesting. Ziyi Zhang plays her best role of what I call now a trilogy (which includes "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero" and now "House Of Flying Daggers" -the best of the three). It's not Yimou Zhang's best movie, that'd be "Raise The Red Lantern", but it's proof this director is on a roll. Go see this movie without worry.


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