Movie
House of Flying Daggers
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-08-03
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- China Film Co-Production, Elite Group Enterprises, Zhang Yimou Studio, Edko Films, Bejing New Picture Distribution Company
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Jin
- Andy Lau as Liu
- Zhang Ziyi as Xiao Mei
- Song Dandan as Yee
- Zhao Hongfei as Xiao Bu Kuai
- Guo Jun as Police Officer
- Zhang Shu
- Wang Jiusheng
- Zhang Zhengyong
- Yongxin Wang
- Dong Liu as Shield Warrior
- Qi Zi
Crew
- Zhang Yimou - Director
- Zhang Yimou - Writer
- Wang Bin - Writer
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