House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers

  • Director: Yimou Zhang
  • Writer: Feng Li,Bin Wang,Yimou Zhang
  • Countries of origin: China, Hong Kong
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Release date: January 14, 2005
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Attack from Ten Directions
  • "House of Flying Daggers" is a martial arts movie produced by Beijing New Picture Film Company in 2004. It is directed by Zhang Yimou and starred by Takeshi Kaneshiro , Andy Lau and Zhang Ziyi . The film was released in mainland China on July 16, 2004.
    The film tells the love story of two catchers and a singing girl in the late Tang Dynasty. Originally, the singer liked Liu's head catcher, but after some setbacks, the singer found out that her favorite was actually the golden head catcher. Liu's head caught the head because of love and hatred, and the idea of ​​killing the singer was germinated. In the end, in order to save Jin Tautou's life, the singing girl died with Liu Tautou   .

    Details

    • Release date January 14, 2005
    • Filming locations Kossiv National Park, Ukraine
    • Production companies Beijing New Picture Film, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Edko Films

    Box office

    Budget

    CN¥100,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $11,050,094

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $397,472

    Gross worldwide

    $92,863,945

    Movie reviews

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    • By Mozelle 2022-04-23 07:02:15

      10 Ambush

      This movie is the first time I saw Zhang Ziyi dance. According to some interviews, Zhang Ziyi once said that his dance teacher's evaluation of him was not suitable for dancing, but he learned to dance through his own efforts, and the dance he danced in this movie made me feel that his efforts Not in vain. And the plot of this movie is okay for me. It is still acceptable to accept such a great reversal in the plot. At the beginning, I also thought that the blind girl played by Zhang Ziyi was...

    • By Keenan 2022-04-23 07:02:15

      Where is the ambush of the rivers and lakes, but the ambush of love

      Where is the ambush of the rivers and lakes, but also the ambush of love; they all say "men are not bad, women are not love", when Takeshi Kaneshiro with that wicked smile, sacrificed his life several times to protect the little boy at a crucial juncture. When she was younger, she fell. "Isn't my three-year wait comparable to his three-day company?" How can the love of men and women be clearly stated, "There are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent, with a...

    • By Maci 2022-04-23 07:02:15

      go with the wind

      There are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent. One look at the city of people, and then look at the country. If it weren't for the allure of the city and the country, it would be hard to find a beautiful woman. The flowers here are not real flowers at all, the real flowers bloom in the wild places. Non-official, non-civilian, no sect or faction, come and go without a trace, like the wind that flows everywhere. ~ No, it's a random wind, just you and me.

      ---Just for a...

    • By Hertha 2022-04-23 07:02:15

      Injury is a story

      Really, the color of the movie is well used, it is really very good, the visual effects are worthy of Laomouzi's strength, the plot can only be regarded as barely smooth in general, the story structure is much better than the hero, but hard There are also a lot of injuries. As for the performance, Andy Lau, as always, regards acting handsome as a performance. Comrade Xiao Jin is called a male vase, and Zhang Ziyi's MM is not tepid, but no matter what, the "fairy man guides...

    • By Dee 2022-04-23 07:02:15

      Ambush

      I've watched it off and on before, but this time I've finally finished it. There are two aspects that impressed me the most. One is the question of three years or three days. Sometimes love is so unreasonable. It is not the length of time or the amount of effort that can be measured. You have given me what I need most, and that is you. . This is related to the second aspect I want to talk about, which is the little girl's yearning for freedom and her expectation of an unfettered life. From...

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    • By Darby 2023-09-26 20:27:48

      Laomouzi's picture is really not comparable to ordinary people. Aside from the plot, it is a very good art...

    • By Chadrick 2023-09-12 03:10:11

      At that time, on a minibus that departed from Tai'an, I was under the on-board DVD, and I endured nearly two hours of cervical vertebrae and the surrounding snoring noises, and I watched it with relish - a screen of about 14 inches, I still felt that it was a beautiful mess. After the movie was over, and before the end, the driver put on a ghost bride. //Rewatching it ten years later and think it sucks....

    • By Mabelle 2023-09-08 08:14:07

      Martial arts is an oriental myth, but don't overdo it. We will watch the documentary after watching the beautiful pictures~ The ending is really not ordinary and silent. A scuffle that ignores the time, does it mean that you want to prove that you have a lot of blood and physical strength. The best among men?...

    • By Hope 2023-09-05 22:26:59

      It's just love. Ambush from all sides is not the officers, soldiers and bandits, but the feelings that haunt them. How can love and choice be measured by time and interests? The shots of the film have many echoes, and they are extremely beautiful, extremely...

    • By Alejandrin 2023-08-29 17:43:02

      When I was in junior high school, I saw my father watching, so I watched it together. I didn't feel anything at the...

    Movie plot

    In the thirteenth year of Tang Dazhong, the emperor was faint and the court was corrupt. Many anti-government organizations emerged among the people, among which the Feidaomen were the most powerful. The masters of Feidaomen are like clouds, and they are popular among the people under the banner of "killing the rich and helping the poor and overthrowing the court." The headquarters of Feidaomen is located in Fengtian County, which is...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    During the filming of this movie, Zhang Yimou had a "quirk": He always wore sneakers on set, and every time he changed shoes, he would bow to his old shoes and say "goodbye"   .
    The ending of "House of Flying Daggers" originally took place in a sea of ​​flowers. Liu and Jin decided their final fate. Unexpectedly, the Ukrainian snow season came early, so Zhang Yimou decided to change the ending. The sea of ​​flowers is replaced by snow...
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    Creative background

    The script preparation for "House of Flying Daggers" had already begun in the middle of the shooting of "Hero". In September 2001, "Hero" was shot on the set. After work every day, Zhang Yimou would spare two hours to discuss the script of "House of Flying Daggers" with the screenwriters Li Feng and Wang Bin. Zhang Yimou believes that the first thing "House of Flying Daggers" should do is to enrich the story and character. Therefore,...
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    Exquisite selection and styling

    "House of Flying Daggers" is a good example of the consistent style of Zhang Yimou's movies: exquisite selection of scenes. The Peony Square in the film is a high-end entertainment venue in the Tang Dynasty. The entire 360-degree rotunda is magnificent and magnificent. All the carved beams and paintings are all meticulously crafted in various peony shapes. The bamboo forest shrouded in mist in the film is taken from the bamboo sea in...
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    Distorted martial arts scenes

    The martial arts scenes in the film are far from the audience's expectations. Even compared with Zhang Yimou's "Hero", it is obviously not in the same class. Take, for example, a play in The Peony Square, which was preliminarily publicized. The young girl beats the drums with sleeves, the flowers inside the painting are clustered, and the drums outside the painting are loud and lively. However, a slightly more experienced audience will...
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    Characters are emotionally weak

    Some viewers will regret that this movie can't move them. This has to be mentioned about the weak emotions of the characters in the film. Except for a few word games on the interpretation of "Follow the Wind", the love between the little sister and Jin Catcher who dared to change the color of the world and rival the sun and the moon has no basis. Confused love is either explained in idioms like love at first sight and abandoning at the...
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    Actor performance is disappointing

    Takeshi Kaneshiro encountered Waterloo in his first costume play. His acting skills have reached an unbearable level in "House of Flying Daggers", with a blunt and hypocritical dialogue, a Hong Kong-Taiwan-flavored accent, and hilarious. His passionate performance made the character completely lose credibility, and the emotional drama he co-acted with Zhang Ziyi was also unsatisfactory (New Beijing News Review )   .
    Andy Lau's entire...
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    Strike while the iron is hot may not be successful

    At the beginning of the film, a few lines appeared on the screen, briefly explaining the time and place of the story. Regarding the main background of the film, the entanglement between the Flying Dagger Gate and the government has been brought through. The audience imagined that Fei Dao Men should have had a life-and-death battle with the government, but they hadn’t figured out what was going on, so the scene shifted to the scene of...
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    Movie quotes

    • Leo: Jin, you should know, there are more soldiers ahead.

      Jin: What!

      Leo: The general sent them. They don't know you either. You must stop them. There is nothing I can do. The order given to these soldiers is 'Fight to kill'. If you don't kill them they will kill you. Take care.

      Jin: I quit!

    • Jin: I came back, for you.

    • Jin: You're right. If I won, I wouldn't let you go.