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Original Title: 十面埋伏
Directed by: Zhang Yimou Written by: Li Feng, Wang Bin, Peter Wu, Zhang Yimou Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding Music by: Shigeru Umebayashi Country: China, Hong Kong Genres: Drama, Romance, Action, Adventure Duration: 119 min Release Dates: 19 May 2004 (Cannes), 16 July (China), 11 Sept. (TIFF) Filming Dates: 11 September 2003 – December 2003 Filming Locations: China (Chongqing, Beijing), Ukraine Synopsis: |
 Zhang Ziyi Xiao Mei |
 Takeshi Kaneshiro Jin |
 Andy Lau Leo |
 Dandan Song Yee |
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• Zhang Yimou conceived the story in the late 1990s as a companion to Hero (aka Hero).
• This was originally going to be Anita Mui’s final appearance in film and she had already accepted the role but, because she was battling cervical cancer, her part wasn’t going to be filmed until early 2004. After her death on 30 December 2003, director Yimou Zhang decided to alter the script rather than find a replacement. Anita’s name will still be listed in the credits.
• Zhang Yimou has said that he will rewrite the screenplay to remove Anita Mui’s character following the veteran star’s death. This is meant to be a sign of respect for Mui. It was earlier reported that Michelle Yeoh or Brigitte Lin would be cast instead.
• To prepare for her role, Ziyi lived with a blind girl for two months. The blind girl became blind at the age of 12 because of a brain tumor.
• Concerned that Western audiences would not be able to tell Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro’s apart in the beginning of the film as they are dressed similarly, Zhang Yimou had Kaneshiro’s character eat peanuts throughout many of the opening scenes to distinguish them.
• The climactic fight scene was filmed in the Ukraine. It snowed so early (October) that it caught the filmmakers by surprise, as they had already started filming. They decided to change the script and the movie so that it would appear almost as if this epic battle began during the fall and ended during winter. Zhang Yimou was very happy with how it turned out because it set the perfect tone and obviously highlighted the blood spilled on the snow.
• The scene in the bamboo forest is very common in Chinese martial arts movies. Zhang Yimou felt that he had to stay in that tradition and added the scene in the bamboo forest.
• The literal English translation of the Chinese title is “Ambushed From Ten Directions”.
• It is China’s official choice for the 2004 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.
• The song that Mei sings that begins with, “A Rare Beauty in the North” is actually an ancient poem set to music. It was written by the brother of an Imperial Concubine about his sister. Meant as a cautionary tale to the Emperor about overindulgence in female beauty at the same time it acknowledged the lasting hurt of a powerful love. —IMDb
• Ziyi sings herself the song “A Rare Beauty in the North” in the film. She also did a live performance of the song for the premiere ceremony in Beijing.
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11th Huabiao Film Awards |
Nominations: 1st China Film Billboard Award (Most Popular Actress), 1st China Film Directors’ Guild Awards, 58th BAFTA Film Awards, 14th MTV Movie Awards (Best Fight), 5th BOP Calvin Awards (8th), 5th Cinemarati Film Awards (5th), 31st Saturn Film Awards, 28th Hundred Flowers Awards
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2004 Golden Rooster Awards | Best Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Tingxiao Huo | Won | |
| Best Sound | Jing Tao | Nominated | |
| 2004 European Film Awards | Screen International Award | Zhang Yimou | Nominated |
| 2004 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Foreign Film | – | Won |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Film | Zhang Yimou | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Won (2nd) | |
| Best Production Design | Tingxiao Huo | Won (2nd) | |
| 2004 National Board of Review | Outstanding Production Design | Tingxiao Huo | Won |
| 2005 National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Foreign Film | – | Won (2nd) |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Won | |
| 2005 Broadcast Critics Association | Best Foreign Film | – | Nominated |
| 2005 Online Film Critics Society | Best Foreign Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Long Cheng | Nominated | |
| 2005 London Film Critics Circle | Best Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Film | – | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominated | |
| 2005 Golden Globes | Best Foreign Film | – | Nominated |
| 2005 Cinemarati Film Awards | Best Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Film | – | Won (3rd) | |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Won | |
| Best Editing | Long Cheng | Won (2nd) | |
| Best Production Design | Tingxiao Huo | Won (2nd) | |
| Best Original Score | Shigeru Umebayashi | Nominated | |
| 2005 BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Film | Zhang Yimou | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Emi Wada | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Long Cheng | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | Tingxiao Huo | Nominated | |
| Best Makeup/Hair | Lee-na Kwan | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Jing Tao | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Angie Lam | Nominated | |
| 2005 Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing | Jing Tao | Won |
| 2005 Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Nominated |
| 2005 Image Awards | Outstanding Foreign Film | – | Nominated |
| 2005 Chlotrudis Awards | Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Nominated |
| 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Asian Film | – | Nominated |
| 2005 Golden Bauhinia Awards | Best Picture | – | Nominated |
| 2005 Directors Guild Awards | Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Nominated |
| 2005 Academy of SF, Fantasy & Horror Films | Best Fantasy Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Nominated | |
| Best Costumes | Emi Wada | Nominated | |
| 2005 Golden Trailer Awards | Best Foreign | Empire Design | Won |
| Best Foreign Independent | Grossmyth Company | Won | |
| Best Music | Empire Design | Nominated | |
| 2005 MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Zhang Ziyi | Nominated |
| 2005 Huabiao Film Awards | Outstanding Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Won | |
| 2005 World Stunt Awards | Best Fight | Cai Li | Nominated |
| 2005 Australian Screen Sound Guild | Best Sound Design | Jing Tao | Won |
| Best Soundtrack | Roger Savage | Won | |
| 2005 Satellite Awards | Best Foreign Film | – | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao | Won | |
| Best Art Direction | Zhong Han | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Emi Wada | Nominated | |
| Best Film Editing | Long Cheng | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Jing Tao | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Andy Brown | Won | |
| 2006 Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nomination |
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Nomination | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Andy Lau | Nomination |
