House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers
	Theatrical release poster
	十面埋伏
Directed by	Zhang Yimou
Written by	Li Feng; Peter Wu; Wang Bin; Zhang Yimou;
Produced by	William Kong; Zhang Yimou;
Starring	Takeshi Kaneshiro; Andy Lau; Zhang Ziyi;
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
Release dates	19 May 2004 (Cannes); 15 July 2004 (Hong Kong); 16 July 2004 (China); 3 December 2004 (United States);
Running time	119 minutes
Countries	China; Hong Kong;
Language	Mandarin
Budget	US$12 million
Box office	US$92.9 million

House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) is a 2004 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It 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 went on to significantly over-perform in the home video market in the United States.

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.