House of Flying Daggers [videorecording] /
Shi mian mai fu
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.
- Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.
- 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
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. 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.
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan.
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.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.
DVD, Region 1; Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.
Chinese, English or French dialogue; English or french subtitles.
Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao).