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- House of flying daggers [videorecording] / by Zhang, Yimou,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Kong, Bill,film producer.(CARDINAL)867029; Li, Feng,1962-screenwriter.; Wang, Bin(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Kaneshiro, Takeshi,actor.; Lau, Andy,1961-actor.; Zhang, Ziyi,1979-actor.; Song, Dandan,actor.; Umebayashi, Shigeru,1951-composer (expression); Zhao, Xiaoding,cinematographer.; Beijing xin hua mian ying ye you xian gong si,production company.; Edko Films,production company.; Elite Group Enterprises,presenter.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)282400; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)282399; Zhang Yimou gong zuo shi,production company.;
Director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music scored and produced by Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designer, Huo Tingxiao ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung ; theme song "Lovers" performed by Kathleen Battle.Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang, Song Dandan.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004."China 859 A.D. The once-mighty Tang dynasty is in decline. The emperor is weak and incompetent. His corrupt government no longer controls the land. Unrest sweeps the country. Village by village, an underground alliance forms: The House of Flying Daggers. Based near the imperial capital the House of Flying Daggers moves in the shadows. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor, they earn the support of the people. At the same time, they are feared and hated, by their bitter rivals, the local deputies"--Title screens. Local captains Leo and Jin set out to investigate a blind young dancer named Mei, who is believed to have ties to the Flying Daggers. Leo arrests Mei, only to have Jin break her out in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. Things are, however, far more complicated than they seem.MPAA rating: PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; wide screen presentation (2.35:1).Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao).- Subjects: Martial arts films.; Fantasy films.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Secret societies; Police; Man-woman relationships;
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