House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers [DVD]
Shi mian mai fu.
Elite Group Enterprises, Inc. presents an Ekdo Films, Zhang Yimou Studio production in collaboration with Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd. ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; story, Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin ; directed by Zhang Yimou.
- Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]
- 1 Disc (114 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: Director's commentary.
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. 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.
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.
Rated 15; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Mandarin Chinese dialogue, English subtitles.
Secret societies--China--Drama.
Foreign films.
791.4372
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: Director's commentary.
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. 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.
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.
Rated 15; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Mandarin Chinese dialogue, English subtitles.
Secret societies--China--Drama.
Foreign films.
791.4372