House of Flying Daggers
2004 film directed by Zhang Yimou
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7.3In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Released: 2004-08-03119 minDir: Zhang YimouAdventure, Drama, ActionBudget: $15.0MBox office: $92.9M
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Jin
- Andy Lau as Liu
- Zhang Ziyi as Xiao Mei
- Song Dandan as Yee
- Zhao Hongfei as Xiao Bu Kuai
- Guo Jun as Police Officer
Themes
- rebellion
- martial arts
- government
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House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) is a 2004 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It opened in limited release within the United States on 3 December 2004, in New York City and Los Angeles, and opened on additional screens throughout the country two weeks later. The film grossed $11,050,094 at the United States box office and went on to significantly over-perform in the home video market in the United States.
The film was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2004, but was not nominated in that category. It did receive a nomination for Best Cinematography.