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House of Flying Daggers [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics ; Elite Group (2003) Enterprises, Inc. ; Ekdo Films Ltd. ; Zhang Yimou Studio ; Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd. ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; directed by Zhang Yimou.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 09178 | Sony Pictures ClassicsLanguage: Chinese, English, French Summary language: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 140497010X
  • 9781404970106
Other title:
  • Shi mian mai fu
Uniform titles:
  • Shi mian mai fu (Motion picture)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00414
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music score, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designer, Huo Tingxiao ; visual effects, Animal Logic Film ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung ; story, Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin.
Awards:
  • Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao).
Cast: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan.Summary: During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. Leo is a police officer who sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers" organization. Leo ends up arresting Mei, only to have Jin break her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem.
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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección Multimedia (Humanidades 4to. Piso) CM DVD 00414 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000040185

DVD, Region 1; Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.

Chinese, English or French dialogue; English or french subtitles.

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan.

Director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music score, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designer, Huo Tingxiao ; visual effects, Animal Logic Film ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung ; story, Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.

During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. Leo is a police officer who sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers" organization. Leo ends up arresting Mei, only to have Jin break her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem.

Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao).

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