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House of Flying Daggers

Original title: Shi mian mai fu
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
118K
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Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
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Martial ArtsWuxiaActionAdventureDramaRomance

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.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.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
  • Writers
    • Feng Li
    • Bin Wang
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Stars
    • Ziyi Zhang
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Andy Lau
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    118K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Feng Li
      • Bin Wang
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Stars
      • Ziyi Zhang
      • Takeshi Kaneshiro
      • Andy Lau
    • 456User reviews
    • 238Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 26 wins & 74 nominations total

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    House Of Flying Daggers Scene: The Echo Game
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    House Of Flying Daggers Scene: Pretty As A Flower
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    House Of Flying Daggers Scene: Mei Sizes Up Jin
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    Ziyi Zhang
    Ziyi Zhang
    • Xiao Mei
    • (as Zhang Ziyi)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Jin
    Andy Lau
    Andy Lau
    • Leo
    Dandan Song
    Dandan Song
    • Yee
    Hongfei Zhao
    • Constable
    Jun Guo
    • Constable
    Shu Zhang
    • Performer
    Jiusheng Wang
    Jiusheng Wang
    • Performer
    Zhengyong Zhang
    • Performer
    Yongxin Wang
    • Constable
    Dong Liu
    • Performer
    Qi Zi
    • Performer
    Xuedong Qu
    • Performer
    Liping Tian
    • Performer
    Hongwei Zhao
    • Performer
    Weina Huang
    • Performer
    Dan Ge
    • Performer
    Xiadong Yang
    • Performer
    • (as Yang Xiaodong)
    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Feng Li
      • Bin Wang
      • Yimou Zhang
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The climactic fight scene was filmed in Ukraine. It snowed so early (October) that it caught the filmmakers by surprise, as they had already started filming. They decided to change the script and the movie so that it would appear almost as if this epic battle began during the fall and ended during winter. Yimou Zhang was very happy with how it turned out because it set the perfect tone and obviously highlighted the blood spilled on the snow.
    • Goofs
      Before Jin and Mei are trapped by the bamboo spears they are standing among hundreds of short bamboo spears pierced into the ground as a trap. When the soldiers get killed by The Flying Daggers and fall down to the ground, the short bamboo spears are all gone.
    • Quotes

      Jin: Just call me Wind.

      Mei: Wind?

      Jin: I wander around all alone, come and go without a trace.

      Mei: Like a carefree wind?

      Jin: No, a playful wind.

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      The US version has blood reduced or digitally painted out of some of the fight scenes in order to secure a PG-13 rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best Films of 2004 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Beauty Song (Jia Ren Qu)
      Written by Li Yannian

      Performed by Ziyi Zhang

    User reviews456

    Featured review
    9/10

    A pageantry of color, skill and story

    There may be some unanswered questions at the end of the movie and yet I'd watch this film over and over again just to witness the use of costumes, the martial arts skill and how they blend to make a very palatable story. Those who are trashing this film do so senselessly. The films' lovebirds are throughly attractive but not at all bland and you root for them because they appear to belong together; they have a natural chemistry which can be difficult for two actors to have. As can be the case in Asian films, like the recent hit "Hero", the costumes and the use of color are important characters all by themselves. So many elements come together beautifully that what's also ironic is the that film could easily be a stage play. I enjoyed this immensely. Just awe-inspiring!
    • moviechick1010
    • Oct 18, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Bim Distribuzione (Italy)
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Attack from Ten Directions
    • Filming locations
      • Kossiv National Park, Ukraine
    • Production companies
      • China Film Co-Production Corporation
      • Edko Films
      • Elite Group Enterprises
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CN¥100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,050,094
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $397,472
      • Dec 5, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $92,863,945
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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