Best Romantic Movies

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

PG-13119 Minutes16 Jul, 2004

Plot - A young police officer, who is given task to kill a rebel leader, breaks out a beautiful member out of prison and in falls in love with her, jeopardizing the task at hand.

Zhang Yimou

William Kong

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Romance, Action, Adventure,

Rating

IMDB7.6/10
Metascore89/100
Rotten Tomatoes88%

"House of Flying Daggers Movie" Story

Jin and Leo are two police officers tasked to find and kill the leader of rebel group who oppose the government. Jin tricks Mei, who is suspected to be a daughter of the rebel leader, and gains her trust by posing as a rebel sympathizer. Mei takes Jin to the rebel group’s headquarters while Leo follows them with reinforcements. However, Jin falls in love with Mei en route.

"House of Flying Daggers Movie" Trailer & Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9SY_6fkVCY

Movie Details

China

Chinese


Shigeru Umebayashi

Xiaoding Zhao

Beijing, China

Awards & Nominations Won by "House of Flying Daggers Movie"

Academy Awards, USA 2005

Nominated
Oscar
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 

Golden Globes, USA 2005

Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Foreign Language Film
Hong Kong

BAFTA Awards 2005

Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film not in the English Language
William Kong 
Zhang Yimou 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Ziyi Zhang 
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
Best Editing
Long Cheng 
Best Production Design
Tingxiao Huo 
Best Costume Design
Emi Wada 
Best Sound
Jing Tao 
Roger Savage 
Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Angie Lam 
Andy Brown 
Kirsty Millar 
Luke Hetherington 
Best Make Up/Hair
Lee-Na Kwan 
Xiaohai Yang 
Siu-Mui Chau 

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2005

Nominated
Saturn Award
Best Fantasy Film
Best Actress
Ziyi Zhang 
Best Director
Zhang Yimou 
Best Costumes
Emi Wada 

Australian Screen Sound Guild 2005

Won
ASSG Award
Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year
Roger Savage 
Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Design
Roger Savage 
Jing Tao 
Steve Burgess 
Vic Kaspar 
Ron Feruglio 
Jo Mion 
Paul Pirola 
Andrew Neil 
Chris Goodes 
Blair Slater 
Mario Vaccaro 

Awards Circuit Community Awards 2004

Nominated
ACCA
Best Foreign Language Film

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004

Won
BSFC Award
Best Director
Zhang Yimou 
Best Foreign Language Film
China/Hong Kong.
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2005

Nominated
Critics Choice Award
Best Foreign-Language Film

China Film Director's Guild Awards 2005

Nominated
China Film Directors' Guild Award
Best Actress
Ziyi Zhang 

Chlotrudis Awards 2005

Nominated
Chlotrudis Award
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2005

2nd place
DFWFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
3rd place
DFWFCA Award
Best Foreign-Language Film

European Film Awards 2004

Nominated
Screen International Award
Zhang Yimou 
China

Gold Derby Awards 2005

Nominated
Gold Derby Award
Art Direction
Tingxiao Huo 
Zhong Han 
Bin Zhao 
Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
Costume Design
Emi Wada 
Foreign Language Film

Golden Rooster Awards 2004

Won
Golden Rooster
Best Art Direction
Tingxiao Huo 
Nominated
Golden Rooster
Best Film
Best Director
Zhang Yimou 
Best Sound
Jing Tao 

Golden Trailer Awards 2005

Won
Golden Trailer
Best Foreign
Empire Design 
Best Foreign Independent
Nominated
Golden Trailer
Best Music
Empire Design 

Hong Kong Film Awards 2005

Nominated
Hong Kong Film Award
Best Asian Film
China.

Huabiao Film Awards 2005

Won
Huabiao Film Award
Outstanding Actress
Ziyi Zhang 
Tied with 'Wei Zhao' for A Time to Love (2005).
Nominated
Huabiao Film Award
Outstanding Film

Hundred Flowers Awards 2006

Nominated
Hundred Flowers Award
Best Actress
Ziyi Zhang 
Best Supporting Actor
Andy Lau 
Best Director
Zhang Yimou 

Image Awards 2005

Nominated
Image Award
Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) 2005

Nominated
IOMA
Best Costume Design (Migliori costumi)
Best Visual Effects (Migliori effetti visivi)
Best Sound Effects (Migliori effetti sonori)

London Critics Circle Film Awards 2005

Nominated
ALFS Award
Film of the Year
Director of the Year
Zhang Yimou 
Foreign Language Film of the Year
China/Hong Kong.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Won
LAFCA Award
Best Foreign Film
Zhang Yimou 
China/Hong Kong.
2nd place
LAFCA Award
Best Production Design
Tingxiao Huo 
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 2005

Won
Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features
Roger Savage (supervising sound editor) 
Jing Tao (supervising sound editor) 
Jo Mion (supervising foley editor) 
Steve Burgess (sound editor) 
Vic Kaspar (sound editor) 
Ron Feruglio (sound editor) 
Paul Pirola (sound editor) 
Andrew Neil (sound editor) 
Glenn Newnham (sound editor) 
Mario Vaccaro (foley editor) 
Blair Slater (foley editor) 

MTV Movie Awards 2005

Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best Fight
Ziyi Zhang 
For Zhang Ziyi vs. The Emperor's guards.

National Board of Review, USA 2004

Won
NBR Award
Outstanding Production Design
Tingxiao Huo 

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2005

Won
NSFC Award
Best Director
Zhang Yimou 
For Ying xiong
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
2nd place
NSFC Award
Best Foreign Language Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

2nd place
NYFCC Award
Best Director
Zhang Yimou 

New York Film Critics, Online 2004

Won
NYFCO Award
Top Films of the Year

Online Film & Television Association 2005

Won
OFTA Film Award
Best Costume Design
Emi Wada 
Nominated
OFTA Film Award
Best Foreign Language Film
China
Best Music, Original Song
Shigeru Umebayashi (music and lyrics by) 
Kathleen Battle (performed by) 
For the song "Lovers".
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
Best Production Design
Tingxiao Huo (production design) 
Zhong Han (art direction) 
Bin Zhao (art direction/set decoration) 
Best Sound Effects Editing
Andrew Neil 
Roger Savage 

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005

Nominated
OFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
Best Editing
Long Cheng 
Best Foreign Language Film
China.

Satellite Awards 2005

Won
Golden Satellite Award
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 
Best Visual Effects
Andy Brown 
Kirsty Millar 

Tied with Robert Legato, Peter G. Travers, Matthew Gratzner and R. Bruce Steinheimer for The Aviator... More

Nominated
Golden Satellite Award
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Film
China.
Best Film Editing
Long Cheng 
Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)
Jing Tao 
Best Art Direction/Production Design
Zhong Han 
Best Costume Design
Emi Wada 

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US 2004

Won
SLFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao 

Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2004

2nd place
UFCA Award
Best Non-English Language Film
China

World Stunt Awards 2005

Nominated
Taurus Award
Best Fight
Cai Li 
Shi Feng 
Li Lei 
Xia Bin 
Li Wei 
Cheng Wei Ou 
Xiang Gao 
Fei Goa 
Zhan Bo 
Feng Zhong 

Two men fight with swords in an autumn field. Their fight carries them into winter, as they begin to use their bodies in addition to swords to fight.

Box Office Earning of "House of Flying Daggers"

Budget : CNY 100,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend : $892,536 (Hong Kong)

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