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 55,211 users Metascore: 89/100
Reviews: 400 user | 235 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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Trivia

To prepare for her role, Ziyi Zhang lived with a blind girl for two months. The blind girl became blind at the age of 12 because of a brain tumor. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the ending scene when Mei tells Jin to leave, the horse he uses to depart upon has white socks on its rear legs then it has solid leg markings. It changes back and forth from markings to none on Mei's horse also. See more »

Quotes

Yee: If you had known what the truth of the matter really was, do you think you still would have come here with her?
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Crazy Credits

In Memory of Anita Mui
1963-2003 See more »

Connections

Referenced in Mini (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Lovers"
Music and lyrics by Shigeru Umebayashi
Performed by Kathleen Battle
Played during the closing credits See more »

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

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