House of Flying Daggers (2004 film)

 
House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) is a 2004 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou (张艺谋)

Profile

• Movie: House of Flying Daggers / 十面埋伏 (2004)
• Director: Zhang Yimou (张艺谋)
• Producer :Bill Kong (江志强) , Zhang Weiping (张伟平) , Zhang Zhenyan (张震燕) , Zhang Yimou (张艺谋)
• Writer: Zhang Yimou (张艺谋) , Li Feng (李冯) , Wang Bin (王斌)
• Cinematographer :  Zhao Xiaoding (赵小丁)
• Original Music : Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林茂)
• Production Designer : Huo Tingxiao (霍廷霄)  
• Art Director : Han Zhong (韩忠) , Zhao Bin (赵斌) , Wu Ming (武明) 
• Costume Design : Emi Wada (和田惠美) 
• Coreographer : Ching Siu-Tung (程小东)
  
• Genre : drama
• Release Date : July 16, 2004
• Running Time :119 minutes
• Language: Mandarin
• Country: China 

Synopsis

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

Stars

• Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武)
• Zhang Ziyi (章子怡)
• Andy Lau (刘德华)
  
• Song Dandan (宋丹丹)
• Zhang Shu (张澍)
  
• Liu Tengyuan (刘腾远)
  
• Zhao Hongfei (赵鸿飞)
• Guo Jun (郭军)

Reviews

Awards

• Boston Film Critics (Best Cinematography - Zhao Xiaoding) 
• Boston Film Critics (Best Director - Zhao Xiaoding) 
• Boston Film Critics (Best Foreign Languange Film - Zhao Xiaoding) 
• Los Angeles  Film Critics (Best Foreign Languange Film - Zhao Xiaoding)  
• National Board of Review (Outstanding Production Design) 
• National Society of Film Critics (Best Director - Zhang Yimou) 
• National Society of Film Critics (Best Cinematography - Zhao Xiaoding) 
• Satellite Awards (Best Cinematography - Zhao Xiaoding) 
• Satellite Awards (Best Visual Effects ) 
• Empire - "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema – 77. House of Flying Daggers

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