Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, … See more

In Qing dynasty China, Li Mu Bai is a renowned Wudang swordsman, and his friend Yu Shu Lien, a warrior, heads a private security company. Shu Lien and Mu Bai have long had feelings for each other, but becaus… See more

Credits from British Film Institute:
• Chow Yun-fat as Li Mu Bai (李慕白, Lǐ Mùbái)
• Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu Lien (俞秀蓮, Yú Xiùlián)
• Zhang Ziyi as Jen Yu (玉嬌龍, Yù Jiāolóng)… See more

The title "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a literal translation of the Chinese idiom "臥虎藏龍" which describes a place or situation that is full of unnoticed masters. It is from a poem of the ancient Chinese poet Yu Xin (513–581) … See more