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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004
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
Special features: creating the visual effects featurette; storyboard comparisons
Director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music score, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designer, Huo Tingxiao ; visual effects, Animal Logic Film ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality
HD DVD (1080p); widescreen presentation (2.35:1), mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital
Requires a Blu-ray player
Mandarin, dubbed English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles
Audio in Chinese PCM 5.1 (Uncompressed), Chinese, English, French, Spanish 5.1; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish
Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao)