Who directed House of Flying Daggers? Zhang Yimou
When was House of Flying Daggers 2004
released?
Who plays Mei? Zhang Ziyi
Who plays Jin? Takeshi Kaneshiro
Who plays Leo? Andy Lau
Who was the cinematographer (although Zhao Xiaoding
Zhang advised a lot)?
Who was the costume designer? Emi Wada
Who was the action director? Tony Tung
What genre is the film? Wuxia/martial arts + romance
When is the film set? China, 859 A.D. - the Tang dynasty
(historical dynasty period)
Who took over after the dynastic period The Chinese communist party (CCP)
collapsed in the 20th century?
Who won the civil war between the The communists
republicans and communists in China Mao named Chairman of the CCP
(after WW2)? Who was named Chairman?
When and what was The Great Leap An economic and social campaign from
Forward? 1958-1962 led by the CCP that promoted
the sacrifice of the needs of the individual
for the greater good of the country
What were the aims of the CCP? - To make China more
industrial/expand the industrial
workforce
- To maintain a good image for China
- To promote communist ideologies
How many deaths as a result of starvation 18-45 million deaths
happened due to The Great Leap Forward?
What came after The Great Leap Forward? The Cultural Revolution
When was the Cultural Revolution in China 1966-1976
and what did it involve? - Heavy censorship and control of the
media and arts
- Re-education
- Promotion of communist ideologies
- Beijing Film Academy was closed
The Beijing Film Academy reopened in The “5th Generation”
1978 and in 1982 the first new students
graduated. What were these students
known as?