House of Flying Daggers

Aug 3, 2004

1h 59m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.

China Film Co-Production Corp.

Elite Group Enterprises

Zhang Yimou Studio

Focus Features

Sony Pictures Classics

Edko Films

Animal Logic

House of Flying Daggers Trailers

Cast

Jin

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Leo

Andy Lau

Xiao Mei

Zhang Ziyi

Yee

Song Dandan

Xiao Bu Kuai

Zhao Hongfei

Police Officer

Guo Jun

Zhang Shu

Wang Jiusheng

Zhang Zhengyong

Yongxin Wang

Shield Warrior

Dong Liu

Qi Zi

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