CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

Film Year: 2000
AFI Fest Year(s): 2001
US Release: 12/08/2000
Project Type: Feature Film
Country: Taiwan, China, United States, China
Film Genres: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Fantasy, Foreign, Period, Romance
AKA: Crouching Tiger, Leaping Dragon, Tigre et dragon, Wo Hu Zang Long
Language(s): Mandarin Chinese
Summary:   Legendary martial artist Li Mu Bai is tracking the murderer of his master. The poised and self-assured Li can handle anything -- except his feelings for lithe, pantherish Yu Shu Lien. Jen Yu, the tremulous and spoiled daughter of the Province's governor, is also fascinated by Shu Lien's glamorous life: that a woman can have so many adventures and such freedom is marvelous to her. Though the refined Jen is soon to be married off into respectability, she harbors a sinister plan. By night she transforms into a masked and cunning thief, out to steal the Green Destiny, an invincible blade once wielded by Li. At the same time, Li embarks on his own quest to recover the missing sword, possibly the key to his master's murder.
Company
NameCreditCredited As
Sony Pictures International Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Eastern Europe/ South America/ Australia/ New Zealand/ Turkey/ Greece/ India/ Pakistan/ Japan/ Korea)
Good Machine Production Company (United States)
Blackwatch Releasing Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Canada)
Good Machine International Foreign Distribution Sales
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Production Company
China Film Co-production Corporation Production Company
Sony Pictures Classics Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics Studio (United States)
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television Domestic TV Distributor
Arthaus Filmverleih Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Germany) Arthaus
Asia Union Film & Entertainment Production Company
Central Motion Picture Corporation Production Company
Edko Films Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Hong Kong) Edko
Edko Films Production Company
Hsu Li-Kong producer
United China Vision Production Company
Zheng Quan-Gang co-producer
Zoom Hunt International Productions Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Taiwan)
Zoom Hunt International Productions Production Company
Warner Bros. France Foreign Theatrical Distributor (France)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Domestic Video Distributor Columbia TriStar Home Video
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Hong Kong)
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) Foreign Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom/ Australia)
Actor
NameCreditCredited As
Chow Yun-Fat Li Mu Bai
Michelle Yeoh Yu Shu Lien
Ziyi Zhang Jen Yu
Chang Chen Lo
Lung Sihung Sir Te
Cheng Pei-pei Jade Fox
Li Fa-Zeng Governor Yu
Gao Xian Bo
Hai Yan Madam Yu
Wang De-Ming Tsai
Li Li May
Huang Su-Ying Auntie Wu
Zhang Jin-Ting De Lu
Yang Rui Maid
Li Kai Gou Jun Pei
Feng Jian-Hua Gou Jun Sinung
Du Zhen-Xi Shop Owner
Xu Cheng-Lin Captain
Lin Feng Captain
Wang Wen-Sheng Gangster
Song Dong Gangster
Ma Zhong-Xuan Mi Biao
Li Bao Cheng Flying Machete Chang
Yang Yong-De Monk Jing
Zhang Shao-Jun Male Performer
Ma Ning Female Performer
Zhu Jian-Min Waiter
Don Chang Sheng Homeless Man
Shih Yi Waitress
Chen Bin Servant
Chang Sao-Chen Nightman
 
Director
NameCreditCredited As
Ang Lee Director
 
Producer
NameCreditCredited As
James Schamus Executive Producer
David Linde Executive Producer
Bill Kong Producer
Ang Lee Producer
Hsu Li-Kong Producer
Dong Ping Co-Producer
Philip Lee Associate Producer
Chui Po-chu Associate Producer
 
Writer
NameCreditCredited As
James Schamus screenplay
Wang Hui Ling screenplay
Tsai Kuo Jung screenplay
 
Executive
NameCreditCredited As
Kelly Miller executive in charge of production (Good Machine International)
 
Editor
NameCreditCredited As
Tim Squyres Editor
 
Music
NameCreditCredited As
Tan Dun Composer
 
Camera, Film & Tape
NameCreditCredited As
Peter Pau Director of Photography