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House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: 十面埋伏; pinyin: Shímiàn máifú; lit. 'Ambush from ten sides') is a 2004 wuxia martial arts film from China, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It opened in limited release within the United States on 3 December 2004, in New York City and Los Angeles, and opened on additional screens throughout the country two weeks later. The film grossed $11,050,094 at the United States box office and went on to significantly overperform in home video market in the United States.
The film was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2004, but was not nominated in that category. It did receive a nomination for Best Cinematography.
In AD 859, as the Tang dynasty declines, several rebel groups emerged. The largest of them is the House of Flying Daggers in Fengtian, who battle the corrupt government. Its members steal from the rich and give to the poor, gaining the locals' support. Two police officers, Leo and Jin, are ordered to kill the group leader within ten days, an impossible task given no one even knows the leader's identity.
They decided to infiltrate the House of Flying Daggers by interrogating Mei, a blind dancer suspected of being the previous leader's daughter, for more information. Jin patronise the brothel where Mei works as a dancer and asked for her. He later pretended to be drunk and attempted to rape Mei while Leo arrests Jin for his actions and Mei for indecency. The madame of the brothel requests Leo to free Mei as she is a skilled dancer in her brothel. Leo agrees that he would do so, but only if Mei does well in the "Echo dance." When the dance ends, Mei tries to kill Leo to avenge her father's death. Leo defeats Mei and arrests her to extract information about rebel leaders. Pretending to be a rebel sympathiser, Jin breaks Mei out of the jailhouse, gaining her trust. The two travel to the Flying Dagger headquarters, with Leo trailing behind with reinforcements. Slowly, Mei and Jin fall in love.
To enhance the deception, Leo and his policemen pretend to ambush the pair which the pair escaped. However, the pair was ambushed by soldiers. At a secret meeting, Leo explains to Jin that the military general has gotten involved after he reported to him about Mei, and he wants Jin and Mei dead. Jin is shocked and Leo sympathises with him. Jin "quits" his mission of seducing Mei but follows her out of his own volition. After Jin saves Mei from the soldiers, Mei initiates intimacy with Jin but Jin refuses as he is disturbed by the recent events.
A few days later, Jin and Mei are attacked again in a bamboo forest and almost killed, before the House of Flying Daggers saves them and takes them to their headquarters. Mei is revealed to have been faking her blindness and is not the former leader's daughter. Furthermore, she is engaged to Leo, who turns out to be the Flying Daggers' mole. The Flying Daggers planned to engage the military and lure the general and his army to them. The madame of the brothel was part of the Flying Daggers and had assisted in the trap. Leo who pretended to be captured by the Flying Daggers was released and allowed to meet Mei alone. The meeting starts with a blindfolded Leo performing an imitation of "Echo dance" with his daggers, with Mei as the master. While reminiscing about their past, Leo attempts to made advances on Mei but was rejected by her as she had fell in love with Jin. Leo was heartbroken, disappointed that Mei had fallen in love with Jin after three days while he had spent three years undercover. Leo attempted to rape Mei, but was interrupted by their superior Nia who gave them new assignments. Mei is ordered to execute Jin but frees him instead. Mei refuses to leave with Jin but chases after him later. Leo ambushed Mei and wounded her fatally. Jin returned to find Mei and found them, discovering the former relationship between the two and swears to avenge Mei by killing Leo. Leo blames Jin for falling in love with Mei leading to the current circumstances and they fought.
Evenly matched, Leo and Jin fight, leaving both badly wounded. As Leo attempts to kill Jin, Mei intervenes, threatening Leo with his own dagger, which is lodged in her body. Jin pleads with Mei to save herself. While the standoff continues, Leo pretends to throw his dagger at Jin, intending to die by Mei's dagger while sparing Jin. However, Mei pulls out the dagger lodged in her body and attempts to use it to intercept Leo's dagger in flight. Suffering from heavy blood loss, Mei dies while the two men survived. Leo left the scene while Jin cries over Mei's body.
Anita Mui was originally cast for a major role but eventually declined due to her failing health before any of her scenes were filmed. Mui died of cervical cancer shortly after. After her death on 30 December 2003, director Zhang Yimou decided to alter the script rather recasting her. The film is dedicated to her memory.
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: 十面埋伏; pinyin: Shímiàn máifú; lit. 'Ambush from ten sides') is a 2004 wuxia martial arts film from China, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It opened in limited release within the United States on 3 December 2004, in New York City and Los Angeles, and opened on additional screens throughout the country two weeks later. The film grossed $11,050,094 at the United States box office and went on to significantly overperform in home video market in the United States.
The film was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2004, but was not nominated in that category. It did receive a nomination for Best Cinematography.
In AD 859, as the Tang dynasty declines, several rebel groups emerged. The largest of them is the House of Flying Daggers in Fengtian, who battle the corrupt government. Its members steal from the rich and give to the poor, gaining the locals' support. Two police officers, Leo and Jin, are ordered to kill the group leader within ten days, an impossible task given no one even knows the leader's identity.
They decided to infiltrate the House of Flying Daggers by interrogating Mei, a blind dancer suspected of being the previous leader's daughter, for more information. Jin patronise the brothel where Mei works as a dancer and asked for her. He later pretended to be drunk and attempted to rape Mei while Leo arrests Jin for his actions and Mei for indecency. The madame of the brothel requests Leo to free Mei as she is a skilled dancer in her brothel. Leo agrees that he would do so, but only if Mei does well in the "Echo dance." When the dance ends, Mei tries to kill Leo to avenge her father's death. Leo defeats Mei and arrests her to extract information about rebel leaders. Pretending to be a rebel sympathiser, Jin breaks Mei out of the jailhouse, gaining her trust. The two travel to the Flying Dagger headquarters, with Leo trailing behind with reinforcements. Slowly, Mei and Jin fall in love.
To enhance the deception, Leo and his policemen pretend to ambush the pair which the pair escaped. However, the pair was ambushed by soldiers. At a secret meeting, Leo explains to Jin that the military general has gotten involved after he reported to him about Mei, and he wants Jin and Mei dead. Jin is shocked and Leo sympathises with him. Jin "quits" his mission of seducing Mei but follows her out of his own volition. After Jin saves Mei from the soldiers, Mei initiates intimacy with Jin but Jin refuses as he is disturbed by the recent events.
A few days later, Jin and Mei are attacked again in a bamboo forest and almost killed, before the House of Flying Daggers saves them and takes them to their headquarters. Mei is revealed to have been faking her blindness and is not the former leader's daughter. Furthermore, she is engaged to Leo, who turns out to be the Flying Daggers' mole. The Flying Daggers planned to engage the military and lure the general and his army to them. The madame of the brothel was part of the Flying Daggers and had assisted in the trap. Leo who pretended to be captured by the Flying Daggers was released and allowed to meet Mei alone. The meeting starts with a blindfolded Leo performing an imitation of "Echo dance" with his daggers, with Mei as the master. While reminiscing about their past, Leo attempts to made advances on Mei but was rejected by her as she had fell in love with Jin. Leo was heartbroken, disappointed that Mei had fallen in love with Jin after three days while he had spent three years undercover. Leo attempted to rape Mei, but was interrupted by their superior Nia who gave them new assignments. Mei is ordered to execute Jin but frees him instead. Mei refuses to leave with Jin but chases after him later. Leo ambushed Mei and wounded her fatally. Jin returned to find Mei and found them, discovering the former relationship between the two and swears to avenge Mei by killing Leo. Leo blames Jin for falling in love with Mei leading to the current circumstances and they fought.
Evenly matched, Leo and Jin fight, leaving both badly wounded. As Leo attempts to kill Jin, Mei intervenes, threatening Leo with his own dagger, which is lodged in her body. Jin pleads with Mei to save herself. While the standoff continues, Leo pretends to throw his dagger at Jin, intending to die by Mei's dagger while sparing Jin. However, Mei pulls out the dagger lodged in her body and attempts to use it to intercept Leo's dagger in flight. Suffering from heavy blood loss, Mei dies while the two men survived. Leo left the scene while Jin cries over Mei's body.
Anita Mui was originally cast for a major role but eventually declined due to her failing health before any of her scenes were filmed. Mui died of cervical cancer shortly after. After her death on 30 December 2003, director Zhang Yimou decided to alter the script rather recasting her. The film is dedicated to her memory.