Shi mian mai fu = House of Flying Daggers /

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"...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shi mian mai fu (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Zhang, Yimou (Screenwriter), Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- (Actor), Kaneshiro, Takeshi (Actor), Lau, Andy, 1961- (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Chinese
Language Notes:In Mandarin Chinese with English closed captioning.
Published: [Hong Kong, China] : Elite Group (2003) Enterprises, Inc., 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street)
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Includes interactive transcript and automatic translation of closed captioning in multiple languages.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (118 min., 53 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.
Production Credits:Producers, Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay, Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; story, Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin ; director, Zhang Yimou ; director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music score, Shigeru Umebayashi,