14 Blades
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| Traditional | 錦衣衛 |
| Simplified | 锦衣卫 |
| Mandarin | Jǐnyīwèi |
| Cantonese | Gam2-ji1-wai6 |
| Directed by | Daniel Lee |
| Produced by | Wang Tianyun Susanna Tsang |
| Written by | Daniel Lee Abe Kwong Mak Tin-shu Lau Ho-leung Chan Siu-cheung |
| Starring |
Donnie Yen Zhao Wei Sammo Hung Wu Chun Kate Tsui Qi Yuwu Damian Lau |
| Music by | Henry Lai |
| Cinematography | Tony Cheung Sunny Tsang |
| Edited by |
Cheung Ka-fai Tang Man-to |
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Production
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Visualizer Film Productions
Shanghai Film Group Mediacorp Raintree Pictures Western Movie Group Desen International Media Beijing ShengShi Huarui Film Investment & Management Donlord Skykee Film Investment Shenzhen Shenguang Media Beijing Fenghua Times Culture Communication Beijing New Film Association & Movie Industry Star Union International Media Group China Broadcast International Media |
| Distributed by | Arclight Films Easternlight Films |
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Release date
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Running time
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114 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | HK$20 million |
| Box office | US$3,786,517 |
14 Blades is a 2010 wuxia film directed by Daniel Lee, starring Donnie Yen, Zhao Wei, Sammo Hung, Wu Chun, Kate Tsui, Qi Yuwu and Damian Lau. The film was released on 4 February 2010 in China and on 11 February 2010 in Hong Kong.
During the late Ming Dynasty, the imperial court is plagued by corruption and the reigning emperor is incompetent. The Jinyiwei are the government's secret police, orphans trained in cruel clandestine combat since childhood to produce the strongest martial artists. The Jinyiwei are in charge of conducting missions to ensure peace and stability within the empire. They have the authority to prosecute anyone deemed an enemy of the state and they serve the emperor only. A Jinyiwei commander, Qinglong (Donnie Yen), is given a mechanical box of 14 blades to help him in his duties. Jia Jingzhong, the royal eunuch, plots rebellion with the emperor's uncle, Prince Qing (Sammo Hung), who had been exiled and his legs cut off for an unsuccessful rebellion many years previous.
Jia Jingzhong orders Qinglong, to retrieve a safe box in the possession of the imperial councilor, Zhao Shenyan, whom he accuses of planning a revolt; Qinglong is told that the box contains proof of the councilor's treason. However, Qinglong soon discovers that the box actually contains the Imperial Seal, a symbol of the emperor's authority, which Jia Jingzhong needs to legitimize Prince Qing's authority. Qinglong is betrayed by his fellow Jinyiwei and his fellow officers executed by his brother-at-arms, Xuan Wu, who pledges himself and the Jinyiwei to Eunuch Jia, Prince Qing's adoptive daughter Tou-Tou (Kate Tsui), a deadly warrior, arrives to lend her assistance on receiving news of QInglong's escape. A fugitive Qinglong, unable to leave the city limits til his wounds heal, finds his way to the failing Justice Escort Agency, an agency providing armed guards. Qinglong appears just as the agency decides to shut down due to lack of business. The owner eagerly accepts Qinglong's offer to pay him handsomely for safe passage in hopes of revitalizing his business.
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