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Zhang Yimou

House of Flying Daggers (Shi Mian Mai Fu)

Director Zhang Yimou Music (original) Shigeru Umebayashi Cast Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau
Edition 2004
119' - 2004 - Action, Drama, Adventure - Format: 35mm - Dialogue: Mandarin
The year is 859AD and China's once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline. Unrest is raging throughout the land, and the corrupt government is locked in battle with rebel armies that are forming in protest. The largest, and most prestigious of these is the 'House of Flying Daggers', which is growing ever more powerful under a mysterious new leader. Two local captains, Leo and Jin are ordered to capture the new leader and the two hatch an elaborate plan. Captain Jin will pretend to be a lone warrior called Wind and rescue the beautiful, blind revolutionary Mei, from prison, earning her trust and escorting her to the secret headquarters of the House of Flying Daggers. The plan works, but to their surprise, Jin and Mei fall deeply in love on their long journey to the House. Danger lurks in the forest surrounding them, and the wind is still, as if sensing the tension in the air. What lies ahead for Jin and Mei, these star-crossed lovers? If this is true love, then why are there plots in their heads...and secrets in their hearts?

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Credits

Directors

Zhang Yimou

Music (original)

Shigeru Umebayashi

Cast

Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau

Scenario

Feng Li, Bin Wang, Zhang Yimou

Director of Photography

Zhao Xiadoning

Editors

Cheng Long

Producers

Zhang Yimou, Bill Kong

Sales agent

Focus Features

Production studios

Elite Group Enterprises

Distributor

KFD

More info

Dialogue

Mandarin

Countries of production

Hong Kong, China

Year

2004

Filmography

Zhang Yimou
Raise the Red Latern (1991), The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), Keep Cool (1997), Not One Less (1999), The Road Home (1999), Hero (2002), House of the Flying Daggers (2004), Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009), Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010), The Flowers of War (2011), Coming Home (2014), The Great Wall (2016), Shadow (2018), One Second (2020), a.o.

Technical Specs

Format
35mm