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HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004) chinese movie

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  • Movie: House of Flying Daggers
  • Chinese: Shi mian mai fu
  • Simplified Chinese: 十面埋伏
  • Director: Zhang Yimou
  • Screenwriter: Feng Li, Bin Wang
  • Release Date: May 19, 2004
  • Runtime: 119 min
  • Country: China/Hong Kong


In the year 859 A.D., as the Tang dynasty is beset by rebellion, Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are a pair of lawmen who have been given the task of ferreting out the leaders of a revolutionary faction known as the Flying Daggers. Working on a tip that members of the group are working out of a brothel called the Peony Pavilion, Jin arrives there in disguise and is introduced to a beautiful blind dancer named Mei (Zhang Ziyi). After watching Mei’s performance following several drinks, Jin drunkenly attempts to have his way with her and Leo is forced to intervene. After gaining Mei’s trust in a game of skill, Leo arrests her and informs her that she’ll be tortured if she doesn’t tell all she knows about the Flying Daggers. Jin responds by helping Mei break out of prison, but he has an ulterior motive — by following her, Leo and Jin are certain she’ll lead them to the Flying Daggers. However, as he helps the blind girl find her way back home, Jin finds himself falling in love with Mei, and isn’t certain if he’s willing to betray her again.

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PURPLE BUTTERFLY (2003) chinese movie

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  • Movie: Purple Butterfly
  • Chinese: 紫蝴蝶 (Zi hudie)
  • Director: Ye Lou
  • Release Date: May 22, 2003
  • Runtime: 127 min.
  • Language: Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese
  • Country: China, France

Actiunea filmului “Purple Butterfly” se desfasoara in Manchuria in anul 1928, si in Shanghai in anii 1931 si 1937. Accentul este pus pe conflictul dintre China si Japonia. In 1928, Itami Hidehiko (Toru Nakamura), al carui tata a jucat un rol important in dezvoltarea sistemului manciurian de transport feroviar, este indragostit de colega lui de facultate, Cynthia (Ziyi Zhang), dar se intoarce la Tokyo si apoi revine in Shanghai in 1937 ca agent al serviciilor secrete japoneze, deghizat in functionar public al orasului. De asemenea, in anul 1928, fratele Cynthiei este ucis de japonezi, drept reactie la opozitia lui fata de prezenta lor in Manchuria. Mai tarziu, Cynthia se muta la Shanghai. In 1931, trupele japoneze obtin o victorie militara asupra Chinei in Manchuria, care este redenumita Manchukuo, si pun stapanire si pe Shanghai. Cynthia se alatura miscarii secrete de rezistenta din Shanghai, cunoscuta sub numele de Fluturele Purpuriu, condusa de Xie Ming (Yuanzheng Feng), care-i ofera Cynthiei o noua identitate, sub numele Ding Hui, si ii gaseste un loc de munca intr-un spital. In 1931, Szeto (Ye Liu) are o relatie amoroasa cu telefonista Yiling Tang (Bingbing Li). In 1937, cand Itami se intoarce, Japonia este pregatita sa atace China iar Itami ii propune Cynthiei sa o duca inapoi cu el la Tokio, ca sotie a lui. Totusi, intr-o zi a anului 1937, Szeto, confundat cu un agent al miscarii de rezistenta, priveste cum iubita lui este ucisa intr-un schimb de focuri. Autoritatile japoneze il aresteaza si il tortureaza, in ciuda asigurarilor lui ca este nevinovat, asa ca este hotarat sa se razbune.
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CAST:
Ziyi Zhang – Cynthia / Ding Hui (as Zhang Ziyi)
Ye Liu – Situ (Szeto)
Yuanzheng Feng – Xie Ming
Toru Nakamura – Hidehiko Itami
Bingbing Li – Tang Yiling
Kin Ei – Yamamoto

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