Without it, Zhang Yimou's subsequent Hero (2002) and House of Flying Daggers (2004) probably wouldn't have charged into the fray either.
" when he's not dropping fourth-quarter daggers and breaking hearts left and right.
The film was directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, whose last major film was the 2004 international hit House of Flying Daggers.
The film is the first Sino-Hollywood co-production and first English-language film for Zhang, the director of the romantic Kung Fu drama House of Flying Daggers and the opulent opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Anyone entering medical institutions with prohibited items such as daggers or long knives will be detained, according to a circular released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning.
Time has not yet vanquished the beauty of these letters -- Looking like sharp daggers that pierce live crocodiles, Like phoenix-mates dancing, like angels hovering down, Like trees of jade and coral with interlocking branches, Like golden cord and iron chain tied together tight, Like incense-tripods flung in the sea, like dragons mounting heaven.
