Directed by:
Yimou ZhangCinematography:
Xiaoding ZhaoComposer:
Shigeru UmebayashiCast:
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang, Dandan Song, Armando Hernández, Jun Guo, Qiang Li, Tengyuan Liu, Cecily Li, Jingchuan DongPlots(1)
Hero director Zhang Yimou throws scene after stunning scene at you in House of Flying Daggers, a dazzling epic of true heart-breaking action, passionate romance, OSCAR -nominated cinematography and serene beauty. Hoping she will lead them to her fellow assassins, two captains (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau) hatch a plan to capture and trick Mei, (Ziyi Zhang), a beautiful dancer suspected of having ties to the House of Flying Daggers, a powerful revolutionary faction. From there begins a lone trail of dangerous encounters, impossible love triangles and plot twists, in which people are rarely as they seem... With some of the most beautiful martial arts scenes ever filmed, this is a visual masterpiece and a feast for the senses. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2005 - Xiaoding Zhao (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2005 - Ziyi Zhang (Best Leading Actress)
- 2005 - Xiaoding Zhao (Best Cinematography)
- 2005 - Best Editing
- 2005 - Best Sound
- 2005 - Best Costume Design
- 2005 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 2005 - Best Production Design
- 2005 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 2005 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 2004 - Yimou Zhang (Screen International Award)
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2005 - Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
Golden Globes
- 2005 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2005 - Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2004 - Yimou Zhang (Best Foreign-Language Film)
- 2004 - Xiaoding Zhao (Best Cinematography)
- 2004 - Best Production Design
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2004 - Yimou Zhang (Best Director)
The Saturn Awards
- 2005 - Best Fantasy Film
- 2005 - Yimou Zhang (Best Director)
- 2005 - Ziyi Zhang (Best Actress)
- 2005 - Emi Wada (Best Costumes)