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House Of Flying Daggers

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"...

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Corporate Author: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Zhang, Yimou., Kaneshiro, Takeshi., Liu, Dehua., Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-, Song, Dandan., Xiaoding, Zhao., Umebayashi, Shigeru, 1951-
Format: Videos DVD
Language: Chinese
English
French
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]
Subjects:
Videodiscs
Secret societies > China > Drama.
Police > China > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > China > Drama.
Romance > Drama.
Jing cha > Zhongguo > Xi ju.
Feature films.
Adventure films.
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.
Item Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Special features: Commentary with actor Ziyi Zhang and director Zhang Yimou; creating the visual effects featurette; making-of 'House of Flying Daggers' featurette; theme song 'Lovers' music video; behind the scenes photo gallery; costumes gallery; storyboard comparisions; previews.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.
Awards: Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao).
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.
ISBN: 140497010X

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