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"Prepare your eyes for popping," in this "martial-arts fireball that throws in a lyrical love story, head spinning fights and dazzling surprises" (Rolling Stone). "A gorgeous entertainment" (A.O. Scott, New York Times). Mei is an exotic, beautiful blind dancer, associated with a dangerous revolutionary gang, known as the House of Flying Daggers. Captured by officers of the decadent Tang Dynasty, Mei finds herself both threatened - and attracted - to the most unusual circumstances. Here, her heart and loyalties battle each other, amid warriors in the treetops and dazzling combat - the likes of which have never before been seen!
Original Release
07/15/2004
US Release
12/03/2004
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Takeshi Kaneshiro | Jin |
Andy Lau | Leo |
Ziyi Zhang | Xiao Mei |
Dandan Song | Yee |
Hongfei Zhao | Constable / Xiao Bu Kuai |
Jun Guo | Constable / Police Officer |
Shu Zhang | Performer |
Jiusheng Wang | Performer |
Zhengyong Zhang | Performer |
Yongxin Wang | Performer / Constable |
Directors
Writers
Yimou Zhang, Feng Li, Bin Wang
Cast
Name | Character |
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Takeshi Kaneshiro | Jin |
Andy Lau | Leo |
Ziyi Zhang | Xiao Mei |
Dandan Song | Yee |
Hongfei Zhao | Constable / Xiao Bu Kuai |
Jun Guo | Constable / Police Officer |
Shu Zhang | Performer |
Jiusheng Wang | Performer |
Zhengyong Zhang | Performer |
Yongxin Wang | Performer / Constable |
Dong Liu | Performer / Shield Warrior |
Qi Zi | Performer |
Xuedong Qu | Performer |
Liping Tian | Performer |
Hongwei Zhao | Performer |
Weina Huang | Performer |
Dan Ge | Performer |
Xiadong Yang | Performer |
Yisha Shang | Performer |
Ying Liu | Performer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Weiping Zhang | Executive Producer |
Yimou Zhang | Producer |
William Kong | Producer |
Sook Yhun | Producer |
Zhenyan Zhang | Producer |
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2005 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
2005 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |