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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Director: Ang Lee · CN
What it is about
Master Li Mu-bai wants to retire, but a young aristocrat with plans of her own steals his sword.
The fighting in it
The film that opened wuxia to Western audiences and won an Oscar. Yuen Woo-ping choreographs the jian swordplay; the rooftop flight is a wuxia genre convention, not any trained style.
Martial arts in the film
Who appears in it
- Michelle Yeohactor — Jü Šu-lien
- Yuen Woo-pingfight choreographer
- Zhang Ziyiactor — Jen
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