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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Ang Lee |
| Stars: |
Ziyi Zhang |
| Actors: |
Chang Chen |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Chinese · Dancing · Samurai · Chinese/Mandarin |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 2-Disc Set, Side by Side |
| UPC: |
043396109155 |
| Release Date: |
1999/2004 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Chinese/Mandarin |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 2-Disc Set, Side by Side
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (April 19, 2005)
UPC: 043396109155 |
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HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS: director Zhang Yimou (JU DOU, RAISE THE RED LANTERN) tells an intricately detailed love story in the swordfighting epic HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, set during the final days of the Tang Dynasty. A mysterious group called the Flying Daggers is a dangerous threat to the government, so police captain Leo (Andy Lau) sends his right-hand man, Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), undercover to try to find the rebels' location. Jin, a notorious playboy, pretends he is a roving warrior called "Wind" and befriends Mei (Ziyi Zhang), a blind dancer who is believed to be the daughter of the former leader of the Daggers. As he leads her across the countryside, they are "attacked" by government soldiers--but these battles are staged by Leo in order to convince Mei that Jin is on her side. But when a general orders that Mei must be captured at any cost, the fighting turns real, and Jin must decide between his loyalty to his job and his growing love for Mei. Meanwhile, Mei battles her feelings for Jin as well,... |
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