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Original title: Shi mian mai fu
Release Date
• USA: Dec 3, 2004
• UK: 28 Oct 2004
Budget CNY 100,000,000
BoxOffice: $9.0M
Official Website:
House of Flying Daggers Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.
Running Time
1 hour, 59 minutes
Country China, Hong Kong
Production Companies
Beijing New Picture Film Co., China Film Co-Production Corporation, EDKO Film Ltd., Elite Group Enterprises, Zhang Yimou Studio
Studio Sony Pictures Classics
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Other Titles
• House of Flying Daggers
• Shi mian mai fu (2004)
• Ambush From Ten Sides
• Lovers
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Drama, Martial Arts, Police, Murder, Tragedy
Plot: It is 859AD, and the Tang Dynasty, one of the most enlightened empires in Chinese history at its height, is in decline. The Emperor is incompetent and the government is corrupt. Unrest is spreading throughout the land, and many rebel armies are forming in protest. The largest, and most prestigious, is an underground alliance called the “House of Flying Daggers.”The House of Flying Daggers operates mysteriously, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Thus, they have earned the support and admiration of the people and expanded quickly. Based in Feng Tian County, close to the Imperial Capital, the House of Flying Daggers has long been a thorn in the side of the local deputies, their hated rivals. The deputies are enraged because, even after they fought and killed the leader of the House of Flying Daggers, the House continues to thrive. Under the leadership of a mysterious new leader, the House of Flying Daggers grows ever more powerful. Feng Tian County’s two local captains, Leo (ANDY LAU TAK WAH) and Jin (TAKESHI KANESHIRO) are ordered to capture the new leader within ten days. Captain Leo suspects that Mei (ZHANG ZIYI), the beautiful new dancer at the local Peony Pavilion, is actually the daughter of the old leader. He hatches a plan to arrest her and bring her in for
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| Directed by |
Yimou Zhang
Hero, Raise the Red Lantern, My Father and Mother |
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Ziyi Zhang
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, Rush Hour 2 |
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Drunken Fist II, Infernal Affairs, The True Story of Ah Fei | | | | | |
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