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She has also appeared in the critically acclaimed films Hero (2002), opposite Jet Li, and House of Flying Daggers (2004), opposite Andy Lau. For her work in 2046 (2004), she won best actress at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
- January 1, 1
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- ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ (2000) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 98% Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed by Ang Lee, is set in 19th-century China during the Qing Dynasty and revolves around skilled warrior Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-fat), who possesses extraordinary martial arts abilities.
- ‘Hero’ (2002) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 94% Set in ancient China during the Warring States Period, Hero follows a nameless protagonist, referred to as "Nameless," who recounts his encounters with three legendary assassins: Broken Sword (Tony Leung), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung), and Sky (Donnie Yen).
- ‘The Road Home’ (1999) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 89% Set in a rural village in China, The Road Home begins with the death of Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei), the village schoolteacher who was loved and respected by the villagers.
- ‘House of Flying Daggers’ (2004) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 87% House of Flying Daggers, directed by Zhang Yimou, is set during the decline of the Tang Dynasty in 859 AD China and centers around two captains from the government's law enforcement agency, Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Leo (Andy Lau), who devise a plan to infiltrate the House of Flying Daggers by capturing Mei (Zhang), a blind dancer suspected of being a member.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the movie that put the wuxia genre on the map for international attention, and was based on a serial Chinese novel of the same name from the 1940s.
- Hero. Zhang Yimou’s Hero is one of his most famous wuxia movies, and that’s because of many good reasons. Set during the Warring State period centuries ago, the king summons a man named Nameless (Jet Li).
- 2046. A continuation of two of his films, Wong Kar-wai made an unofficial sequel with 2046 — previous knowledge of In the Mood for Love and Days of Being Wild is not required to understand this film, although it may inform one’s perspective.
- House of Flying Daggers. House of Flying Daggers was released in 2004, and is considered one of Zhang Yimou’s best wuxia movies despite it deviating from the traditional themes of wuxia films.
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