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Director: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Chen Daoming, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen

Productor: Zhang Yimou

Written by: Feng Li, Bin Wang, Zhang Yimou

Music: Tan Dun

Country: Hong Kong

Release date: October 24, 2002

Running time: 107 minutes

PLOT

In ancient China during the Warring States period, a nameless prefect of a small jurisdiction arrives at the Qin state's capital city to meet the King of Qin. The king has just survived an attempt on his life by three feared assassins (Long Sky, Flying Snow and Broken Sword), and has taken precautions to protect himself, including forbidding visitors to approach closer than 100 paces to his throne. Nameless claims that he had slain the three assassins and he displays their weapons before the king, who is impressed and allows Nameless to sit progressively closer to him and tell him his story.

Nameless recalls approaching Long Sky at a Weiqi parlor where he dueled and slew the assassin in front of witnesses. Later, he traveled to a calligraphy school in the Zhao state where he met Flying Snow and Broken Sword. Nameless asked Sword for a scroll with the Chinese character for "Sword" written on it. Snow and Sword were lovers and Sword was heartbroken when he heard from Nameless that Snow was having a secret affair with Sky. In retaliation, Sword had sex with his servant, Moon, right in front of Snow. Snow killed Sword in a fit of silent rage, prompting Moon to fight her to avenge her master. Moon died in the fight after accidentally impaling herself on Snow's blade. The following day, the emotionally-distracted Snow was killed by Nameless in a duel.

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