
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011 · Movie · 125 min · ★ 6.3 · 63% critics
After a legendary desert inn is rebuilt, it becomes a cover for a ruthless crew hunting a buried city said to surface only during a once-in-decades sandstorm. As rival factions and strangers converge on the outpost, shifting loyalties and lookalike impostors turn a treasure chase into a chaotic fight for survival.
Based on Dragon Gate Inn, New Dragon Gate Inn
Also known as New Dragon Gate Inn
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Details
- Original title
- 龍門飛甲
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-12-15
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (242 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a flashy, over-the-top wuxia adventure with constant clashes and a treasure-hunt hook; Not for you if you dislike convoluted stories, lookalike confusion, or CGI-heavy action like some found in Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.
Pros: big 3D spectacle; energetic wuxia fights; fun pulpy intrigue | Cons: confusing crowded plot; heavy CGI overload; thin character depth
Themes
- martial arts
- sandstorm
- eunuch
- concubine
- chinese emperor
- wuxia
- 15th century
Awards & recognition
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Action Choreography · 2012
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best New Performer · 2012 · nominated
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Cinematography · 2012 · nominated
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Film · 2012 · nominated
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
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- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Director · 2012 · nominated
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Action Choreography · 2012 · nominated
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2012 · nominated
- Hundred Flowers Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2012 · nominated
- Hundred Flowers Award — Best Director · 2012 · nominated
- Hundred Flowers Award — Best Actor · 2012 · nominated
- Hundred Flowers Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
- Asian Film Award — Best Actor · 2011 · nominated
- Asian Film Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2011 · nominated
- Asian Film Award — Best Film · 2011 · nominated
- Asian Film Award — Best Director · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew

Jet Li
as Chow Wai-on

Zhou Xun
as Ling Yan Qiu

Chen Kun
as Yu Huatian / Fengli Dao

Gwei Lun-Mei
as Chang Xiao Wen

Chris Lee Yuchun
as Gu Shaotang

Louis Fan Siu-Wong
as Ma Jinliang

Mavis Fan
as Su Huirong

Du Yiheng
as Ji Xueyong

Viann Zhang Xinyu
as Imperial Consort Wan

Sheng Chien
as Tan Luzi
Directed by Tsui Hark