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House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers

20047.31h 59m

Overview

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

Directed by Zhang Yimou
Written by Feng Li, Wang Bin, Zhang Yimou
Produced by Zhang Yimou, Bill Kong Chi-Keung
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $92.9M

Top Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Jin

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Liu

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Xiao Mei

Song Dandan

Song Dandan

Yee

Zhao Hongfei

Zhao Hongfei

Xiao Bu Kuai

Guo Jun

Guo Jun

Police Officer

Zhang Shu

Zhang Shu

Wang Jiusheng

Wang Jiusheng

Zhang Zhengyong

Zhang Zhengyong

Y

Yongxin Wang

Themes & Keywords

rebellionmartial artsgovernmentchinaswordplaytang dynastydaggerwuxia9th centuryboldexuberant

About House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers is a adventure, drama, action film released in 2004 exploring themes of rebellion, martial arts, government, china, swordplay, tang dynasty. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi. In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

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