Rent House of Flying Daggers (2004)
3.7 of 5 from 380 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
- Hoping she will lead them to her fellow assassins, two captains (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau) hatch a plan to capture and trick Mei (Ziyi Zhang) a beautiful dancer suspected of having ties to the House of the flying daggers, a powerful revolutionary faction. From there begins a long trail of dangerous encounters, impossible love triangles and plot twists, in which people are rarely as they seem…
- Actors:
- Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Song, Hongfei Zhao, Jun Guo, Shu Zhang, Jiusheng Wang, Zhengyong Zhang, Yongxin Wang, Dong Liu, Qi Zi, Xuedong Qu, Liping Tian, Hongwei Zhao, Weina Huang, Dan Ge, Xiadong Yang, Yisha Shang, Ying Liu
- Directors:
- Yimou Zhang
- Writers:
- Feng Li, Bin Wang
- Others:
- Roger Savage, Andy Brown, Emi Wada, Luke Hetherington, Angie Lam, Kirsty Millar, Kwan Lee-Na, Yang Xiaohai, Chau Siu-Mui, Huo Tingxiao, Tao Jing, Zhao Xiaoding, Cheng Long
- Aka:
- Shi mian mai fu
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Countries:
- China, Action & Adventure, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/05/2005
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- Mandarin
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Zhang Yimou and Ziyi Zhang
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/06/2008
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- Chinese, Mandarin
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Making of Documentary
- Visual Effects Featurette
- 'Lovers' Music Video (with and without lyrics)
- Storyboard to Film Comparison
- Filming Locations
- Photography Gallery
- Costume Gallery
- Props Gallery
- Settings Gallery
- Behind the Scenes Photography (Fields and Forest)
- UK Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (4) of House of Flying Daggers
One of my all time favourites - House of Flying Daggers review by Rubber Ducky
I absolutely adore this film. The cinematography is absolutely spectacular, with fantastic use of colour and light in a wide range of settings. The way movement is captured is entrancing, and so much better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Superb special effects, with scenes which I have found myself repeating as I can never quite believe they are so brilliant. A tale of loyalty and betrayal with a beautiful romantic theme running through it. Makes me cry every time!
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Excellent film - House of Flying Daggers review by Chris Barnes
This is a visually stunning and surprisingly exciting film. The action is relatively realistic for an Asian film and although the dialogue is a little stilted, the plot has purpose and you realise you do care about the characters. Held me through the whole film.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Wind beneath Mai Wings - House of Flying Daggers review by Cherry
Not at all what I expected, but there were some incredibly beautiful images presented, and 'Mai' is stunning as a blind ninja. Some of the martial arts moves are somewhat unrealistic, as in The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, but it doesn't seem to matter, the film being something of a mythical tale.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.