Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

(2000)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 3,690 votes

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance, Fantasy

Year: 2000

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan

Director: Энг Ли

Cast: Чоу Юнь-Фат, Мишель Йео, Чжан Цзыи, Чан Чэнь, 郎雄, 鄭佩佩, 李法曾, 高西安, 海燕, 王德明

Plot

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

In early nineteenth-century China, in the waning years of the Qing dynasty, the renowned swordsman who yearns for enlightenment, Li Mu Bai, decides to give up his legendary Green Destiny sword: the sharp four-hundred-year-old blade of heroes. To mark the end of a blood-stained career, Li entrusts the excellent female warrior, Yu Shu Lien, with the precious weapon to deliver it to Governor Yu; however, once there, an audacious and nimble masked thief manages to steal it. As Shu Lien is hot on the trail of the skilled burglar, unrequited loves; fervent passions; an unconquerable desire for freedom, and bitter loose ends stand in the way. Can Mu Bai shake off his violent past?