House of Flying Daggers

Title:

Native title:

十面埋伏

Also know as:

Ambush from Ten Directions, Shi Mian Mai Fu

Country:

China, Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release date:

May 15, 2004

Duration:

1 hr. 59 min.

Director:

Zhang Yimou

Screenwriter:

Li Feng, Peter Wu, Wang Bin, Zhang Yimou

OST:

House of Flying Daggers OST

Production company:

Edko Films
China Film Co-Production Corporation
Elite Group Enterprises
Zhang Yimou Studio
Beijing New Picture Films

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Descrption

House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) is a 2004 wuxia martial arts film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro.The film is set in 859, as the Tang dynasty declines.

Cast

Andy Lau as Liu Zhao Tou

Zhang Ziyi as Xiao Mei

Takeshi Kaneshiro as Captain Jin

Guo Jun as Police officer

Hao Bo Jie as Bukuai Wang Wu

Song Dan Dan as Yee (Peony Pavilion "Mom")

Liu Teng Yuan as Shield warrior

Zhao Hong Fei as Xiao Bu Kuai

Jia Hong as Xiang Yu

Dong Jing Chuan as Warden

Awards

25th Boston Film Critics	Best Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding	Won
	Best Director	Zhang Yimou	Won
	Best Foreign Language Film	House of Flying Daggers	Won
30th Los Angeles Film Critics	Best Foreign Language Film	House of Flying Daggers	Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors	Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features	House of Flying Daggers	Won
76th National Board of Review	Outstanding Production Design	House of Flying Daggers	Won
39th National Society of Film Critics	Best Director	Zhang Yimou	Won
	Best Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding	Won
9th Satellite Awards	Best Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding	Won
	Best Visual Effects	House of Flying Daggers	Won
	Best Art Direction / Production Design	Zhong Han	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Emi Wada	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Long Cheng	Nominated
	Best Motion Picture - Foreign Film	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
	Best Sound (Editing and Mixing)	Jing Tao	Nominated
24th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Asian Film	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
77th Academy Awards	Best Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding	Nominated
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films	Best Actress	Zhang Ziyi	Nominated
	Best Costumes	Emi Wada	Nominated
	Best Director	Zhang Yimou	Nominated
	Best Fantasy Film	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
58th BAFTA Awards	Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects	Angie Lam, Andy Brown, Kirsty Millar, Luke Hetherington	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Emi Wada	Nominated
	Best Editing	Long Cheng	Nominated
	Best Film not in the English Language	William Kong, Zhang Yimou	Nominated
	Best Make Up/Hair	Lee-na Kwan, Xiaohai Yang, Siu-Mui Chau	Nominated
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Zhang Ziyi	Nominated
	Best Production Design	Huo Tingxiao	Nominated
	Best Sound	Tao Jing, Roger Savage	Nominated
2005 Golden Eagle Awards	Best Foreign Language Film	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
25th London Film Critics Circle	Film of the Year	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
	Director of the Year	Zhang Yimou	Nominated
	Foreign language film of the year	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
10th Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Foreign-Language Film	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
8th Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding	Nominated
	Best Editing	Long Cheng	Nominated
	Best Foreign Language Film	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated
European Film Awards	Best Non-European Film - Prix Screen International	House of Flying Daggers	Nominated

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