The film is set in 859 AD. The once great Tang Dynasty is now in decline. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Feng Tian county. The Flying Daggers steal from the rich and give to the poor, gaining the support of the locals.
The local deputies have managed to kill the leader of the Flying Daggers, but the rebel group only becomes stronger, due to a mysterious new leader. Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Leo (Andy Lau), two police captains, are ordered to kill the new leader within ten days.
In order to accomplish this, they arrest Mei (Zhang Ziyi), a blind dancer who is suspected of being the daughter of the old leader.
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Produced by William Kong
Zhang Yimou
Written by Feng Li
Bin Wang
Zhang Yimou
Starring Andy Lau
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Zhang Ziyi
Music by Shigeru Umebayashi
WACOCA: People, Life, Style.