In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Genres
Adventure
Drama
Action
Production Companies
Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
China Film Co-Production Corp.
Elite Group Enterprises
Zhang Yimou Studio
Focus Features
Sony Pictures Classics
Edko Films
Animal Logic
Production Countries
Australia
China
Hong Kong
United States of America
Finances
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $92,863,945
Profit/Loss: $77,863,945
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Cast
Takeshi KaneshiroJin
Andy LauLeo
Zhang ZiyiXiao Mei
Song DandanYee
Zhao HongfeiXiao Bu Kuai
Guo JunPolice Officer
Zhang Shu
Wang Jiusheng
Zhang Zhengyong
Yongxin Wang
Dong LiuShield Warrior
Qi Zi
Xuedong Qu
Liping Tian
Hongwei Zhao
Huang Weina
Ge Dan
Yang Xiadong
Shang Yisha
Liu Ying
Huang Jingwen
Zhang Kejia
Luo Tianyou
Zhu Lin
Hu Jiwei
Hong Yu
Hao BojieWang Wu
Zhu Jiajun
Xu Ge
Chou Jingxiu
Guo Cuifang
Chengyuan Li
Zhang Shuo
Zhang Jidong
Li Qiang
Fu Yang
Wen Yang
Chen Liang
Lin Xiuqiang
Wang Kun
Li Meng
Dong Ming
Zheng Xiao-Dong
Song Chacha
Wang Xuanyi
Huang Xueying
Dong JingchuanWarden
Yanxi LiPipa Girl
Liu TengyuanShield Warrior
Zhu WenxiCourtesan
Yang Guang
Crew
Zhang YimouDirector
Chang XiaoyangAssistant Director
Feng LiScenario Writer
Bin WangWriter
Zhang YimouWriter
Zhang YimouProducer
Bill Kong Chi-KeungProducer
Zhang WeipingExecutive Producer
Zhang ZhenyanAssociate Producer
Sen LuUnit Manager
Larisa KhalyapinaUnit Manager
Tianhui GeUnit Manager
Alice YeungProduction Coordinator
Shigeru UmebayashiOriginal Music Composer
Glenn NewnhamSound Editor
David BoothVisual Effects
Han ZhongSupervising Art Director
Ineke MajoorVisual Effects Producer
Tingxiao HuoProduction Design
Kent BoswellVisual Effects Production Manager
Roger SavageSound Supervisor
Vic KasparSound Editor
Zhao BinArt Direction
Kirsty MillarVisual Effects Supervisor
Jing TaoSound
Andy BrownVisual Effects Supervisor
Yang XiaohaiMakeup Artist
Naomi MitchellVisual Effects Producer
Jo MionSound Editor
Angie LamVisual Effects Supervisor
Eddy Wong Wang-HinVisual Effects Supervisor
Fiona CrawfordVisual Effects Producer
Kang Jong-ikVisual Effects Supervisor
Victor Wong Wang-TatVisual Effects Supervisor
Zhao XiaodingDirector of Photography
Emi WadaCostume Design
Kwan Lee-NaMakeup Artist
Chau Siu-MuiHairstylist
Yang RuoAssistant Makeup Artist
Marco NeroMatte Painter
Hongsheng GuoAssistant Property Master
Diu ZhijuanAssistant Makeup Artist
Shui NiuAssistant Hairstylist
Huo DepengAssistant Property Master
Jane MaguirePost Production Supervisor
Xu XiaolongAssistant Property Master
Ge XiufangAssistant Makeup Artist
Hou YiProperty Master
Ke MuAssistant Property Master
Rowan E CassidyStoryboard Artist
Li BaotaiAssistant Property Master
Wu MingAssistant Art Director
Zhongquan HuSet Dresser
Li MiaoAssistant Art Director
Shaochun LiuSpecial Props
Chris GoodesAssistant Sound Editor
Zeliang NiuLocation Sound Assistant
Blair SlaterFoley Recordist
Alex GordonADR Recordist
Wei HeSound Effects Editor
Bruce EmeryDolby Consultant
Zhang ZhigangFirst Assistant Sound Editor
Paul PirolaSound Effects Editor
Andrew NeilSound Re-Recording Assistant
Roger SavageSound Re-Recording Mixer
Damon MourisSound Assistant
Mario VaccaroFoley Artist
Gina NuccioADR Editor
Cao HuijunLocation Sound Assistant
Andrew NeilSound Effects Editor
Steve BurgessSound Effects Editor
Roger SavageSound Mixer
Mark BarberDigital Compositor
Roger BoltonDigital Compositor
Michelle HuntDigital Compositor
Danielle RubinVisual Effects Production Manager
Gao XiangStunts
Bhakar JamesSenior Animator
Nick MontonDigital Compositor
Evan ShipardDigital Compositor
Paul BuckleyAnimation
Sam ColeCompositing Supervisor
Lindsay AdamsDigital Compositor
David HansenCG Artist
Jamie WatsonDigital Compositor
Vaughn ArnupDigital Compositor
Ian WatsonVFX Artist
Morgane FurioVisual Effects Compositor
Glen PrattDigital Compositor
Xia BinStunts
Bryn FarrellyDigital Compositor
Evan ShipardMatte Painter
Peter WebbDigital Compositor
Shi FengStunts
Luke HetheringtonCGI Supervisor
Murray PopeExecutive Visual Effects Producer
Paul RaeburnDigital Compositor
Bryce BrecheisenVisual Effects Coordinator
Michael MellorAnimation
Nick MontonDigital Intermediate
Nathan StoneAnimation
Sandeep VengsarkarDigital Compositor
Chuanyong ChengStunts
Charlie ArmstrongDigital Compositor
Matthew M. NorthDigital Compositor
Fei GaoStunts
Jason BillingtonDigital Compositor
Dan BreckwoldtDigital Compositor
Krista JordanCompositing Lead
Lei LiStunts
Darrin HanleyDigital Compositor
Jongsu OhVFX Artist
Zhan BoStunts
Cao HuaStunts
Huang BaorongWardrobe Supervisor
Lihong WangGaffer
Olivier FontenayColor Grading
Mick HarkinDigital Compositor
Scott Hunter3D Modeller
Stefan LitteriniVFX Artist
Cheng Wei OuStunts
Shuiqiang CaoElectrician
Mark NettletonVisual Effects Compositor
Zhu ShaojieStunts
Huangpu HonghaoGenetator Operator
Hu YanStunts
Xu Tie GongElectrician
Jiandong YuElectrician
Siggy FerstlDigital Intermediate Colorist
Xiaoyan BaiStill Photographer
Li WeiStunts
Raymond Lam Fai-TaiCamera Operator
Xue Bo LiElectrician
Jin-Di ZhuAssistant Camera
Al HansenDigital Colorist
Bin LiAssistant Editor
Chris DaviesDigital Compositor
Hao WenVisual Effects Compositor
Guan FeiGrip
Sun Xin ShangElectrician
Mark FrankenMusic Editor
Clinton DownsVFX Artist
David MosquedaDigital Compositor
Jianmin JiLighting Design
Xin Xin ZhengStunts
Raymond Lam Fai-TaiSteadicam Operator
Tony Ching Siu-TungFight Choreographer
Raymond Lam Fai-TaiSecond Unit Director of Photography