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House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: 十面埋伏; pinyin: Shímiàn máifú; lit. 'Ambush from ten sides') is a 2004 wuxia romance film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Unlike other wuxia films, it is more of a love story than purely a martial arts film.
Jan 14, 2005 · House of Flying Daggers: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang, Dandan Song. 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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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Yimou Zhang
- 2005-01-14
Two police deputies working with the government (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau) are ordered to investigate the dancer Mei (Zhang Ziyi), who is rumored to be working with the House of Flying...
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- Yimou Zhang
- PG-13
- Takeshi Kaneshiro
May 19, 2004 · 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.
A martial arts film with stunning visuals, romance and betrayal, directed by Zhang Yimou. Read Ebert's analysis of the plot, the action scenes and the film's place in the genre.
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".