--- product_id: 5474330 title: "House of Flying Daggers" brand: "ziyi zhang, takeshi kaneshiro, yimou zhang" price: "€ 40.76" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5474330-house-of-flying-daggers store_origin: CY region: Cyprus --- # House of Flying Daggers **Brand:** ziyi zhang, takeshi kaneshiro, yimou zhang **Price:** € 40.76 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** House of Flying Daggers by ziyi zhang, takeshi kaneshiro, yimou zhang - **How much does it cost?** € 40.76 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.cy](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5474330-house-of-flying-daggers) ## Best For - ziyi zhang, takeshi kaneshiro, yimou zhang enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ziyi zhang, takeshi kaneshiro, yimou zhang brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description An exotic, blind dancer finds herself torn between the loyalties of love and honor as she fights acrobatic warriors in the treetops in battles the likes of which have never before been seen. desertcart.com No one uses color like Chinese director Zhang Yimou--movies like Raise the Red Lantern or Hero , though different in tone and subject matter, are drenched in rich, luscious shades of red, blue, yellow, and green. House of Flying Daggers is no exception; if they weren't choreographed with such vigorous imagination, the spectacular action sequences would seem little more than an excuse for vivid hues rippling across the screen. Government officers Leo and Jin (Asian superstars Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro) set out to destroy an underground rebellion called the House of Flying Daggers (named for their weapon of choice, a curved blade that swoops through the air like a boomerang). Their only chance to find the rebels is a blind women named Mei (Ziyi Zhang, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ) who has some lethal kung fu moves of her own. In the guise of an aspiring rebel, Jin escorts Mei through gorgeous forests and fields that become bloody battlegrounds as soldiers try to kill them both. While arrows and spears of bamboo fly through the air, Mei, Jin, and Leo turn against each other in surprising ways, driven by passion and honor. Zhang's previous action/art film, Hero , sometimes sacrificed momentum for sheer visual beauty; House of Flying Daggers finds a more muscular balance of aesthetic splendor and dazzling swordplay. --Bret Fetzer ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Actors | Andy Lau, Dandan Song, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Ziyi Zhang | | Asin | B000EZ7ZYK | | Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | | Director | Yimou Zhang | | Dubbed | English, French, Spanish | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Model Number | HOUSEOFFL | | Media Format | Blu-ray | | Mpaa Rating | PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) | | Number Of Discs | 1 | | Producers | William Kong, Yimou Zhang | | Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches; 0.01 ounces | | Release Date | June 20, 2006 | | Run Time | 1 hour and 59 minutes | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Subtitles | English, French, Spanish | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Andy Lau, Dandan Song, Takeshi Kaneshiro, William Kong, Yimou Zhang, Ziyi Zhang - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Genre:** Action, Martial Arts - **Initial release date:** 2004-12-03 - **Language:** Mandarin Chinese ## Images ![House of Flying Daggers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71DreNFzQEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No Escape *by on Reviewed in the United States June 16, 2009* No EscapeZhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers is one of the most visually exciting, beautiful, and emotionally painful films I've ever seen. From his first images, Zhang plunges viewers into this romantic tragedy - a story full of mysterious twists, life and death action, intense color and design, unique use of sound and music, beautifully choreographed action, sensuality, wrenching conflict, passion and devastating loss.The film is set in 850 AD during the Tang dynasty, when all of China was in chaos. Caught in this time of great political instability, three warriors find themselves not only fighting on opposing sides, but unexpectedly tangled in a fatal love triangle.The film begins with a single, bold, bright red brush stroke sweeping diagonally across the bare parchment background. As it disappears, an identical stroke quickly follows from the opposite side, and fades. A drop of blood falls, like a musical note on an empty score. This marks the visual key for Zhang Yimou's drama that is masterfully supported by the film's cinematography, unusual score, and superb acting.As the blood drops, Dai Ya's haunting bamboo flute melody is suddenly overcome by an ominous crescendo of yangqin dulcimers. The film's title appears, center screen, boxed like an official stamp in large, red Chinese characters - House of Flying Daggers. - Zhang turbulent, heart breaking tale.As the story opens, the emperor of China is weak and ineffectual. Corruption and disorder are rampant. The country has split into numerous warring factions. One of the rebel groups fighting the government is the House of Flying Daggers secreted in a forest of timber bamboo. Because they have the support of the people, and their members have an almost magical skill with daggers and in martial arts, The House of Flying Daggers is a major threat to the government.Two local police officers, Leo and Jin, are ordered by their general to find and kill the new leader of the House of Flying Daggers in ten days. Believing that the daughter of the recently assassinated rebel leader is the blind dancer, and rare beauty, hiding at the local brothel, Leo devises a plan for her capture. Jin is to go to the brothel, pretend to be drunk, and order the new girl, Mei, to dance for him.Leo arrives after her dance. He pretends to arrest Jin for drunkenness. To see if the girl is really blind, Leo orders Mei to dance the Echo Game for him before he arrests her. She performs amazingly. This is one of the most extraordinary scenes in the film.At police headquarters Leo threatens Mei with torture if she doesn't reveal the location of the House of Flying Daggers. Later that night as part of the ruse, Jin rescues Mei. He pretends to be tired of war and wants to escape with her. Leo calculates that she will lead Jin to the House of Flying Daggers while government soldiers secretly follow behind.Leo warns Jin not to fall for Mei. She can be deceptive, Leo says. Jin, who has a reputation for seducing women, assures Leo, "I'm a free spirit. I'm always in control." Unconvinced, Leo orders Jin not to turn a game into reality and ruin their plan.War isn't the real story in this film. It's the stage on which the personal dramas of these three characters are played. The war serves to divert, disrupt and endanger Jin and Mei's journey as they are drawn into more devastating personal struggles between loyalty and honor, and the real enemy - unnoticed and unsuspected until too late - true love, the assassin of all good intentions. Once struck, there is no escape.Nature's beauty is as much a character in this film as are the humans. The wild meadow first deep in flower, and at the end, veiled in snow, which hosts choreographed battles for life, love and death. The woods of white birch against fallen red leaves through which Jin on his magnificent horse flies like the wind itself. Forests of ringed, timber bamboo with their hollow song and whispering leaves in which the lovers discover their true identities.Zwang camera is often distracted away from human subjects to the pure graphic beauty of nature. Human characters, dressed in the intricate costumes of the period, appear like exotic blossoms, jewels, within these stunning natural patterns and colors.House of Flying Daggers is also an unusually sensual film where physical attraction turns into something much deeper and with greater consequences.When Leo shows Mei the torture she could face at the jail, his hands caress her face and arms and hands as a love's would. After Mei and Jin escape from jail, she bathes in a pool Jin makes for her. To hide her identity, he seductively dresses her in men's clothing. Later, Mei asks to know what her rescuer "looks" like. She kneels before Jin and runs her fingers delicately up over his hands, then his body to his face, to feel what kind of man he is. When they are captured by the soldiers, Mei reaches through the cage that imprisons them for Jin's hand. Again and again the camera closes in tight on their hands clasped together.Touch, the messenger of love.In the end, it isn't the war that matters most to these warriors, nor their political commitments. It's desire, jealousy and passion that are their real life and death battles. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So loved it...so well done *by on Reviewed in the United States April 17, 2026* Classic martial arts with tragic love story embedded...beautiful ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ love it *by on Reviewed in the United States May 20, 2026* amazing film10/10 ## Frequently Bought Together - House of Flying Daggers [Blu-ray] - Hero (Blu-ray + Digital) - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4K UHD + BD --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5474330-house-of-flying-daggers](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/5474330-house-of-flying-daggers) --- *Product available on Desertcart Cyprus* *Store origin: CY* *Last updated: 2026-07-21*