House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers ({{zh-cp|c=十面埋伏|p=shí miàn mái fú}}), is a 2004 action/romance movie directed by Zhang Yimou. The Chinese title derives from a Chinese four-character idiom literally meaning "ambush from ten sides", but figuratively meaning "ambush from all sides". The English title, House of Flying Daggers, refers to a secret society (飛刀門) within the film. The film is in the wuxia genre, similar in style to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, or the more recent Warriors of Heaven and Earth.

Plot

The film is set in 859 AD, and the Tang Dynasty is in decline. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, which is based in the Feng Tian county. The rebels have the support of the locals, as they steal from the rich and give to the poor.

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859 AD - Tang Dynasty

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The local deputies, rivals of the House of Flying Daggers, have managed to kill the leader of the rebel group, but they only succeed in making it stronger, due to a mysterious new leader. Two captains, Jin and Leo, are ordered to kill the new leader within ten days.

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In order to accomplish this, the two men arrest Mei, a blind dancer who works at a brothel and is suspected to be the daughter of the old leader. Mei refuses to reveal anything, so the two captains try another approach. Jin pretends to be a lone warrior called Wind, and rescues Mei from prison, gaining her trust and then escorting her to the Flying Daggers headquarters. The new plan works, but Mei warms to Jin, and vice versa.

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