House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	十面埋伏
Simplified Chinese	十面埋伏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shí Miàn Mái Fú Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sap6 Min6 Maai4 Fuk6
Directed by	Zhang Yimou
Written by	Li Feng Peter Wu Wang Bin Zhang Yimou
Produced by	William Kong Zhang Yimou
Starring	Andy Lau Zhang Ziyi Takeshi Kaneshiro
Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding
Edited by	Long Cheng
Music by	Shigeru Umebayashi
Production companies	Edko Films China Film Co-Production Corporation Elite Group Enterprises Zhang Yimou Studio Beijing New Picture Films
Distributed by	Edko Films (Hong Kong)
Release dates	19 May 2004 (2004-05-19) (Cannes) 15 July 2004 (2004-07-15) (Hong Kong) 16 July 2004 (2004-07-16) (China) 3 December 2004 (2004-12-03) (United States)
Running time	119 minutes[1]
Countries	China Hong Kong
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 romance film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Unlike other wuxia films, it is more of a love story than purely a martial arts film.

The film 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 then went on to significantly overperform in home video market in the United States.^[2]

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.