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"...
| Uniform Title: | Shi mian mai fu (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| 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) |
| 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. |
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| 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, |