House of Flying Daggers
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| Traditional Chinese | 十面埋伏 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 十面埋伏 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Zhang Yimou | ||||||||||
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| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Long Cheng | ||||||||||
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Edko Films (Hong Kong) | ||||||||||
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Running time | 119 minutes | ||||||||||
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| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Budget | $12 million | ||||||||||
| Box office | $92.9 million | ||||||||||
House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: 十面埋伏; pinyin: Shímiàn máifú; lit. 'Ambush from ten sides') is a 2004 wuxia martial arts film from China, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It opened in limited release within the United States on 3 December 2004, in New York City and Los Angeles, and opened on additional screens throughout the country two weeks later. The film grossed $11,050,094 at the United States box office and went on to significantly overperform in home video market in the United States.
The film was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2004, but was not nominated in that category. It did receive a nomination for Best Cinematography.