House of Flying Daggers (2004)

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119 min - Action | Adventure | Drama - 14 January 2005 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 51,096 users Metascore: 89/100
Reviews: 400 user | 232 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com

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

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

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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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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

Official Sites:

Bim Distribuzione [Italy] | Edko Filims Limited [Hong Kong] (Chinese, Englsh) | See more »

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA) See more »

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)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing New Picture Film Co., China Film Co-Production Corporation, EDKO Film See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min | Australia: 118 min

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

Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.14" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

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

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

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