House of Flying Daggers

E443073

film martial arts film romance film wuxia film

House of Flying Daggers is a visually stunning 2004 Chinese wuxia romance film renowned for its elaborate martial arts choreography and lush cinematography.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
House of Flying Daggers canonical	3
House of Flying Daggers (film)	2
House of Flying Daggers franchise	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4459887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: House of Flying Daggers
Context triple: [Zhang Yimou, notableWork, House of Flying Daggers]

A. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a critically acclaimed wuxia martial arts film renowned for its poetic storytelling, balletic fight choreography, and international impact on world cinema.
B. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is a 2016 martial arts fantasy film that serves as a sequel to Ang Lee’s acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, continuing the story of legendary warrior Yu Shu Lien.
C. Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
D. Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is an ultra-rare, single-copy studio album by the Wu-Tang Clan, conceived as both a musical work and a high-value art object.
E. Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and known for its intense psychological drama and explicit content.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: House of Flying Daggers
Target entity description: House of Flying Daggers is a visually stunning 2004 Chinese wuxia romance film renowned for its elaborate martial arts choreography and lush cinematography.

A. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a critically acclaimed wuxia martial arts film renowned for its poetic storytelling, balletic fight choreography, and international impact on world cinema.
B. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is a 2016 martial arts fantasy film that serves as a sequel to Ang Lee’s acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, continuing the story of legendary warrior Yu Shu Lien.
C. Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
D. Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is an ultra-rare, single-copy studio album by the Wu-Tang Clan, conceived as both a musical work and a high-value art object.
E. Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and known for its intense psychological drama and explicit content.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ martial arts film ⓘ romance film ⓘ wuxia film ⓘ
aspectRatio	2.35:1 ⓘ
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	original screenplay ⓘ
castMember	Andy Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Xiaoqing NERFINISHED ⓘ Song Dandan NERFINISHED ⓘ Takeshi Kaneshiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Ziyi NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographer	Zhao Xiaoding NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorProcess	color ⓘ
composer	Shigeru Umebayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfFilming	China NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
director	Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ StudioCanal NERFINISHED ⓘ
editor	Long Cheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
festivalScreening	Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingTechnique	wire-fu ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ martial arts ⓘ romance ⓘ wuxia ⓘ
hasSubtitlesIn	English ⓘ
hasTheme	rebellion against government ⓘ tragic romance ⓘ
language	Mandarin ⓘ
mainCharacter	Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mei NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFocus	love triangle ⓘ
notableFor	elaborate martial arts choreography ⓘ lush cinematography ⓘ
originalLanguage	Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
originalTitle	十面埋伏 ⓘ
producer	Bill Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Beijing New Picture Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Edko Films NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate	2004-07-15 ⓘ
releaseYear	2004 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	119 ⓘ
screenwriter	Li Feng NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Bin NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod	Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	House of Flying Daggers NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zhang Yimou → notableWork → House of Flying Daggers ⓘ

Zhang Yimou → directed → House of Flying Daggers ⓘ

Zhang Ziyi → notableWork → House of Flying Daggers ⓘ

House of Flying Daggers (film score) → basedOnWork → House of Flying Daggers ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Flying Daggers (film)

House of Flying Daggers (film score) → partOf → House of Flying Daggers ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Flying Daggers franchise

House of Flying Daggers (film score) → usedFor → House of Flying Daggers ⓘ