House of Flying Daggers (Movie review)
{{date|December 22, 2004}}

Opened in limited release on December 3, 2004 ([[w:New York City|New York City]] and [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], 145 screens)

'''[[w:House of Flying Daggers|House of Flying Daggers]]''' is a martial-arts action/romance film.

==Cast and crew==
*[[w:Zhang Ziyi|Zhang Ziyi]] &ndash; Mei (小妹)
*[[w:Takeshi Kaneshiro|Takeshi Kaneshiro]] &ndash; Captain Jin (金捕頭)
*[[w:Andy Lau|Andy Lau]] &ndash; Captain Leo (劉捕頭)
*[[w:Dandan Song|Dandan Song]] &ndash; Yee

[[w:Anita Mui|Anita Mui]] was originally cast for a major role in the film.  She died before any of her scenes was filmed.

Directed by [[w:Yimou Zhang|Zhang Yimou]].

==Plot==
The movie is set in [[w:China|China]] in 859 AD, during the [[w:Tang Dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]. The local county army outpost is assigned to assassinate the leader of a rebel group called the "House of Flying Daggers" within ten days. Captain Leo (played by Andy Lau) plots with his co-captain Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) to infiltrate a local entertainment establishment, where they suspect Mei (Zhang Ziyi) is operating undercover as a member of the group. The rest of the film follows their attempts to follow Mei and find the headquarters of the House of Flying Daggers group.

==Production notes==
[[w:Mandarin|Mandarin]] dialog, subtitled in [[w:English|English]].

Running time: 119 minutes

An Edko Films, Zhang Yimou Studio Production in collaboration with [[w:Beijing New Picture Film Company|Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd]].

Released by [[w:Sony Pictures Classics|Sony Pictures Classics]].

[[w:MPAA|MPAA]] Rating: [[w:PG-13|PG-13,]] for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality

==External links==
* [http://www.sonyclassics.com/houseofflyingdaggers/ Official ''House of Flying Daggers'' site]

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Opened in limited release on December 3, 2004 (New York City and Los Angeles, 145 screens)

'House of Flying Daggers' is a martial-arts action/romance film.

Anita Mui was originally cast for a major role in the film.  She died before any of her scenes was filmed.

Directed by Zhang Yimou.

Running time: 119 minutes

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

Released by Sony Pictures Classics.

MPAA Rating: PG-13, for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality
United States Culture and entertainment