House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏)

Year : 2004

Director :Zhang Yimou

Cast
Andy Lau as Captain Leo( 劉捕頭)
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Captain Jin(金捕頭)
Zhang Ziyi as Mei (歌妓小妹)

Plot
In AD 859, as the Tang Dynasty declines, several rebel groups are established, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Fengtian, who battle the corrupt government that oppresses the people.
Two police officers, Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro)—who are best friends—are ordered to kill the leader of the group within ten days, a task that appears to be impossible as no one knows who the leader of the House of the Flying Daggers is.
To accomplish this, Leo arrests Mei (Zhang Ziyi), a blind dancer who is suspected of being the previous leader’s daughter. Jin proceeds to assault the jail and set Mei free, pretending that he is a rebel sympathizer, an act which gains Mei’s trust. As Mei and Jin travel to the Flying Dagger headquarters, Leo trails behind with reinforcements. Unfortunately, Mei and Jin fall in love
A heartbroken Leo tells Mei that he waited for her for three years since he went undercover to infiltrate the police, and asks how she could fall in love with Jin after only three days, only to be told she has her heart set on Jin. Shortly after, Mei is told to execute Jin. She frees him instead but refuses to desert the House to join him. However, Mei changes her mind and rides after Jin, but is ambushed by Leo, who casts two daggers at her. At this point, Jin discovers Leo and the two of them fight.
Finally, with both men badly wounded and exhausted, Leo pulls dagger out of his back and threatens to use it on Jin. Mei reappears and threatens to pull the dagger out of her breast and throw it at Leo, which would cause her to bleed to death, but Jin begs her to save herself. After several tense moments, Leo decides to pretend to throw his dagger, intending to die by Mei’s dagger while sparing Jin. However, Mei attempts to use her dagger to intercept Leo’s dagger in flight. The result is that neither Leo nor Jin dies, but only Mei.