House of Flying Daggers

The Tang Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties of Chinese history for a long time. But in 859 AD the disorder starts to spread all over the territory, because the Emperor is incompetent and the government is corrupt and many rebel clans are forming in protest. The most powerful and prestigious secret organization is known as the "House of Flying Daggers".

They had conquered the support and respect of the people by stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but they had also become the most hated by the government. Even after the murderer of the leader of the group by the deputies, the House grows even more powerful and has a mysterious new leader.

Two captains, Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are ordered to capture the new leader within ten days. Jin pretends to be a solitary warrior called Wind and rescues the revolutionary and extremely beautiful Mei (Ziyi Zhang) from prison, because Leo suspected that she was the daughter of the old leader. After earning her trust, Jin follows Mei to the secret headquarters of the "House of Flying Daggers". The plan works, but to his surprise they fall in love during the long and unknown journey...