House of Flying Daggers
Directed by	Zhang Yimou
Produced by	William Kong Zhang Yimou
Written by	Feng Li Bin Wang Zhang Yimou
Starring	Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhang Ziyi Andy Lau
Music by	Shigeru Umebayashi
Cinematography	Xiaoding Zhao
Editing by	Long Cheng
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics (USA, Singapore) Focus Features (Australia, France) Warner Bros. (Japan, Philippines) Pathé (UK theatrical) 20th Century Fox (UK DVD)
Release date(s)	July 16, 2004 December 3, 2004 December 26, 2004
Running time	119 min.
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Budget	$12,000,000
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House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: 十面埋伏; pinyin: shí miàn mái fú), is a 2004 action/romance movie directed by Zhang Yimou. The movie is in the wuxia genre, similar in style to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Warriors of Heaven and Earth. House of Flying Daggers differs from other wuxia films in that it is more of a love story than a martial arts film. Promotional poster for House of Flying Daggers, deemed This work is copyrighted. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ;  ) (born November 14, 1951) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker and one-time cinematographer. ... Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: 金城武, Hepburn: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: JÄ«nchéng WÇ”), (born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Zhang Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí) (born February 9, 1979 in Beijing, China) is one of the most well-known Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. ... Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese Yale: Lau Dak-Wa; born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Lau Fuk-Wing) is a Hong Kong Cantopop star, movie actor and producer. ... Shigeru Umebayashi (born February 19, 1951 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese composer. ... Sony Pictures Classics is the specialty films division of Sony Pictures. ... Focus Features is the art house films division of Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distrubutor for foreign films. ... “WB” redirects here. ... Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... This article is on all of the Northern and Southwestern Chinese dialects. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the storys protagonists. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ;  ) (born November 14, 1951) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker and one-time cinematographer. ... WÇ”xiá (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: , Mandarin IPA: , Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6), literally meaning martial (arts) heroes, is a distinct quasi-fantasy sub-genre of the martial arts genre in literature, television and cinema. ... For other uses, see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (disambiguation). ... Hero (Chinese: 英雄; pinyin: ) is a film first released in China on October 24, 2002. ... Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a 2004 action/adventure film from China, and is directed by He Ping. ...

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Title

The Chinese title derives from a Chinese four-character idiom literally meaning "lying in an ambush in ten sides", but figuratively meaning an "hidden in ambush from all sides". It is also the name of a famous traditional Chinese music piece for the pipa that describes the battle between the Chu general Xiang Yu and the Han forces prior to the formation of the Han Dynasty (a very short version of the music played on the guitar is in the soundtrack). The English title, House of Flying Daggers, refers to a secret society (飞刀门) within the movie. 成语 chéngyÇ” Four-character idioms, or chéngyÇ” (成語/成语, literally to become (part of) the language) are widely used in 文言 Classical Chinese, a literary form used in the Chinese written language from antiquity to until 1919, and are still commonly used in Vernacular writing today. ... An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. ... A woman plays the pipa in the New York City Subways Times Square Station, 2004. ... State of Chu (small seal script, 220 BC) Chu (楚) was a kingdom in what is now southern China during the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BCE) and Warring States Period (481-212 BCE). ... Xiang Yu (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsiang Yü; 232 BC - 202 BC) was a prominent general during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. ... Han Dynasty in 87 BC Capital Changan (202 BC–9 AD) Luoyang (25 AD–190 AD) Language(s) Chinese Religion Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy History  - Establishment 206 BC  - Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC  - Interruption of Han rule 9 - 24  - Abdication to Cao Wei 220... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A secret society is an organization that conceals its activities and membership from outsiders. ...

Plot

The film is set in 859 AD. The once great Tang Dynasty is now in decline. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Feng Tian county. The Flying Daggers steal from the rich and give to the poor, gaining the support of the locals. Events Battle of Abelda: Asturias beats the Muslims. ... For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). ...

The local deputies have managed to kill the leader of the Flying Daggers, but the rebel group only becomes stronger, due to a mysterious new leader. Jin and Leo, two police captains, are ordered to kill the new leader within ten days.

In order to accomplish this, they arrest Mei (小妹: pinyin: Xiǎo Mèi), a blind dancer who is suspected of being the daughter of the old leader. While Mei is incarcerated, Jin and Leo decide to let her go to track the mastermind; Jin will pretend to be a lone warrior called Wind, and break her out of prison. This will gain her trust, and hopefully, Jin will be led to the headquarters of Flying Daggers. The plan works, but Mei and Jin fall in love on the way. They are followed at a distance by Leo; Jin and Leo meet secretly to discuss their plans. Jin jokes about his seduction of the girl; Leo warns him sternly against getting involved.

To add authenticity to the deception, Leo and his men ambush the pair: the fight is, however, a fake. Further on, they are attacked again, but this time their assailants are apparently for real: Jin and Mei battle for their lives, being saved only by the intervention of an unseen knife-thrower. Furious, Jin confronts Leo: Leo explains that he has reported the matter up the chain of command and his general has taken over the pursuit. Jin realises that he is now expendable.

Once again, Jin and Mei are attacked by the General's men. They are hopelessly outnumbered; at the last minute they are saved when the House of Flying Daggers reveal themselves. Jin and Leo are captured and taken to their headquarters.

At this point, a number of surprising revelations are made. Mei is not blind, nor is she the old leader's daughter - she was merely pretending to be. Leo is in fact an undercover agent for the House of Flying Daggers, who have engineered the whole chain of events in order to draw the General into a decisive battle. Furthermore, Leo is in love with Mei: he has waited for three years for her whilst working undercover.

Mei, however, cannot bring herself to love Leo: over the last few days she has fallen for Jin. But as Jin is now a liability, she is ordered by Nia, the leader of the House of Flying Daggers, to kill him. Instead Mei takes him away then frees him: Jin begs Mei to flee with him, but she is torn between her love and her duty to the House, and he leaves alone.

In the final tragic scenes, Mei decides to ride after Jin, but is ambushed by Leo who is embittered by her rejection and consumed by jealousy for Jin. Leo throws daggers at her. Mei, not realizing that the daggers were doubled only managed to ward off one knife, while the other strikes her in the chest. As Mei lies dying, Jin returns to find Leo, and an epic battle of honor begins. The last scene sees Mei, regaining consciousness, grabbing the dagger in her chest and threatening to pull it out and to throw it in order to save Jin (and thereby killing herself through enabling the blood to flow and bleeding to death). Jin begs her not to do it, willing to die rather than let her be killed, but she continues to threaten to sacrifice her own life for Jin. Infuriated, Leo throws his arm out as if to throw a knife at Jin, and Mei rips the dagger out of her own heart to deflect it. Instead, all her dagger does, is deflect a droplet of blood, as Leo never threw his dagger. The implication is that if she is willing to die for Jin, Leo would rather she died. Removing the dagger from her chest causes Mei's death, and surmises her death as both meaningful, yet seemingly pointless. Under closer inspection, her actions reveal her true intentions: that she would be willing to kill herself to save Jin, but her feelings for Leo prevent her from throwing the dagger at him and instead deflect it. In a sense, she died saving both of them.

Literary origins

The movie features the theme of a beautiful woman who brings woe to two men. This theme is borrowed from a famous poem written by the Han Dynasty poet Li Yannian (李延年): Han Dynasty in 87 BC Capital Changan (202 BC–9 AD) Luoyang (25 AD–190 AD) Language(s) Chinese Religion Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy History  - Establishment 206 BC  - Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC  - Interruption of Han rule 9 - 24  - Abdication to Cao Wei 220... Li Yannian (Simplified Chinese: 李延年; Traditional Chinese: 李延年; pinyin:  ? - 82 BC) was a Chinese musician during Han Dynasty. ...

北(běi) 方(fāng) 有(yǒu) 佳(jiā) 人(rén)， 絕(jué) 世(shì) 而(ér) 獨(dú) 立(lì)。 一(yí) 顧(gù) 傾(qīng) 人(rén) 城(chéng)， 再(zài) 顧(gù) 傾(qīng) 人(rén) 國(guó)。 寧(nìng) 不(bù) 知(zhī) 傾(qīng) 城(chéng) 與(yǔ) 傾(qīng) 國(guó)。 佳(jiā) 人(rén) 難(nán) 再(zài) 得(dé)。 This article or section uses Ruby annotation. ...

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Box office

House of Flying Daggers opened in North America on December 3, 2005 in 15 theatres. It grossed $397,472 USD ($26,498 per screen) in its opening weekend. Expansions into wide release were somewhat less successful, although the film's total North American gross of $11,050,094 USD was respectable for a foreign language film. is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The film made an additional $81,751,003 USD elsewhere in the world, bringing its total worldwide box office gross to $92,801,097 USD.[2]

Reception

Despite receiving great acclaim from film critics in the U.S., the film and its director were fairly heavily criticized locally in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Many Chinese critics felt that the film lacked a strong storyline or message, that the dialogue was poor, and that Zhang was simply trying to appeal to Western audiences with heavily choreographed fight scenes and extensive use of computer-generated imagery. Zhang's previous films, including the critically acclaimed Raise the Red Lantern and The Story of Qiu Ju, were insightful and tragic dramas about the lives of everyday peasants in modern rural China, and even his previous foray into a martial arts film, Hero, had a strong underlying message about sacrifice and national identity. ... Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... Raise the Red Lantern (Simplified Chinese: 大红灯笼高高挂; Traditional Chinese: 大紅燈籠高高掛; pinyin: Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà; literally Hang High the Big Red Lantern) is an award-winning 1991 Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwan film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. ... The Story of Qiu Ju (秋菊打官司, 1992) is a Chinese comedy-drama film. ... Hero (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a Chinese wuxia film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. ...

Further criticism arose from the treatment of horses used in the film. Tripwires and other harmful measures were used to add realism to the fight scenes, harmful measures which are illegal in most Western countries but still permitted in Ukraine and China, where the movie was mostly filmed.

Awards

Won

• Boston Film Critics
  • Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao)
  • Best Director (Yimou Zhang)
  • Best Foreign Language Film (China/Hong Kong)
• Los Angeles Film Critics
  • Best Foreign Language Film (China/Hong Kong)
• Motion Picture Sound Editors
  • Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features
• National Board of Review
  • Outstanding Production Design
• National Society of Film Critics
  • Best Director (Yimou Zhang)
  • Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao)
• Satellite Awards
  • Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao)
  • Best Visual Effects

The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications. ... The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. ... Founded in 1953, Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an honorary society of motion picture sound editors. ... The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor George McClennans revocation of moving-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. ... The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. ... The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ...

Nominated

• Academy Awards:
  • Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao)
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films:
  • Best Actress (Ziyi Zhang)
  • Best Costumes (Emi Wada)
  • Best Director (Yimou Zhang)
  • Best Fantasy Film
• BAFTA Awards:
  • Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Angie Lam, Andy Brown, Kirsty Millar & Luke Hetherington)
  • Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao)
  • Best Costume Design (Emi Wada)
  • Best Editing (Long Cheng)
  • Best Film not in the English Language (William Kong & Yimou Zhang)
  • Best Make Up/Hair (Lee-na Kwan, Xiaohai Yang & Siu-Mui Chau)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Ziyi Zhang)
  • Best Production Design (Tingxiao Huo)
  • Best Sound (Jing Tao & Roger Savage)

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Production Notes

• Anita Mui was originally cast for a major role, which was to be her final film appearance. She died of cervical cancer before any of her scenes were filmed. After her death on 30 December 2003, director Yimou Zhang decided to alter the script rather than find a replacement. The film is dedicated to her memory.

• The scene in the snow was filmed in Ukraine, which, unlike China, has birch forests. It actually snowed so early (October) that the makers had to change the script and the film. They did not want to wait because the leaves were still on the trees. Zhang Yimou was very happy with how it turned out, however, because it set the perfect tone.

• To prepare for her role, for two months Zhang Ziyi lived with a blind girl who had lost her sight at the age of twelve because of a brain tumor.

• Andy Lau portrays a similar character in the film Infernal Affairs: an undercover Triad agent who infiltrates the police department.

• Takeshi Kaneshiro injured his leg when he went horse-back riding. As a result, Zhang Yimou had Kaneshiro spend two scenes sitting or kneeling down in order to alleviate the pain, which was stated in Zhang Yimou's audio commentary.

Scenes in which Kaneshiro is sitting or kneeling down: Anita Mui Yim-fong (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: muìh yihm fòng; October 10, 1963–December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress. ... For other uses of internal affairs, see internal affairs. ... Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: 金城武, Hepburn: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: JÄ«nchéng WÇ”), (born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ;  ) (born November 14, 1951) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker and one-time cinematographer. ...

 *Introduction scene *Jin and Leo's capture 

• Zhang Yiumou admittedly stated in an audio commentary that he made a continuity error intentionally. In the final few seconds of the fight, the attacking soldiers fell to their deaths after their respective bamboo trees were cut off, and in the next shot, they fell on flat ground instead of the bamboo stakes. According to Yimou, the intentional filming error was done for the safety of the actors and stuntmen playing the soldiers.

• Use of strong colors is again a signature of Zhang. Several scenes in a bamboo forest completely fill the screen with green. Near the end of the movie, a fight scene is set in a blizzard. The actors and blood are greatly highlighted on a whiteout background. Another scene uses bright yellow as a color theme. The costumes, props, and decorations were taken almost entirely from Chinese paintings of the period, adding authenticity to the look of the film.

• House of Flying Daggers is one of very few titles to be released on EVD (Enhanced Versatile Disc).

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Cast

• Takeshi Kaneshiro — Captain Jin (金捕頭)
• Andy Lau — Captain Leo (劉捕頭)
• Zhang Ziyi — Mei (小妹)
• Song Dandan — Yee

Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: 金城武, Hepburn: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ), (born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese Yale: Lau Dak-Wa; born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Lau Fuk-Wing) is a Hong Kong Cantopop star, movie actor and producer. ... Zhang Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí) (born February 9, 1979 in Beijing, China) is one of the most well-known Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. ... Song Dandan (Chinese: 宋丹丹; Pinyin: Sòng Dāndān; born 1961) is a is a very popular Chinese skit and sitcom actress. ...

Crew

• Directed by Zhang Yimou
• Produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou
• Executive Producer — Zhang Weiping
• Story by Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin
• Screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin
• Director of Photography — Zhao Xiaoding
• Action Director — Tony Ching Siu-Tung
• Production Designed by Huo Tingxiao
• Sound Designed by Tao Jing
• Original Music Scored and Produced by Shigeru Umebayashi
• Theme Song Performed by Kathleen Battle
• Costume Designed by Emi Wada
• Edited by Cheng Long
• Associate Producer — Zhang Zhenyan

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Production notes

Mandarin dialogue, available subtitled in English. This article is on all of the Northern and Southwestern Chinese dialects. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

An Edko Films, Zhang Yimou Studio Production in collaboration with Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd.

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External links

• Official Site
• Zhang Ziyi House of Flying Daggers fanpage — Fanpage with articles, pictures, video clips
• House of Flying Daggers at the Internet Movie Database
• House of Flying Daggers at Rotten Tomatoes
• House of Flying Daggers at Metacritic
• House of Flying Daggers at LoveHKFilm.com
• Zhang Ziyi CSC: House of Flying Daggers Synopsis, pictures, wallpaper, reviews, news, discussions
• Theme poem in the movie
• House of Flying Daggers at Box Office Mojo
• Soundtrack Review at Tracksounds

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