House of Flying Daggers (2004) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	December 3, 2004 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	April 19, 2005
Genre:	Romance, Action, Foreign
Director:	Zhang Yimou
Writer:	Zhang Yimou
Cast:	Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau
Studio:	Sony Pictures Classics
Official site:	sonyclassics.com/houseofflyingdaggers
Running Time:	79 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality

"House of Flying Daggers" is set in the year 859AD as China's once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline. Unrest is raging throughout the land, and the corrupt government is locked in battle with rebel armies that are forming in protest. The largest, and most prestigious of these is the "House of Flying Daggers", which is growing ever more powerful under a mysterious new leader. Two local captains, Leo (Lau) and Jin (Kaneshiro) are ordered...

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In his follow-up to the box office hit "Hero," Yimou Zhang created a second picture of comparable visual quality called "House of Flying Daggers." It was praised by critics as excellent - I have to ask why. Full movie review »