Knowra Crouching Tiger Crouching Tiger Crouching Tiger is the common shortened name for Ang Lee’s 2000 martial-arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , a wuxia story of love, honor, and a stolen sword.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon : A 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee, set in Qing-dynasty China and centered on a stolen sword. The full title names the film abbreviated as Crouching Tiger.
Ang Lee : A Taiwanese-born filmmaker whose work includes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Lee directed the film, balancing wuxia conventions with intimate character drama.
Wire fu : A screen-fighting style that uses wires to create acrobatic, seemingly weightless martial-arts movement. Wire work lets the film’s warriors defy ordinary physical limits.
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film : An Academy Award recognizing a feature film produced outside the United States primarily in a language other than English. The film won the award, then called Best Foreign Language Film, at the 73rd Oscars.
Li Mu Bai : A martial-arts master portrayed by Chow Yun-fat in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. His quest to retire from violence anchors the film’s central conflict.
Wang Dulu : A Chinese novelist known for the Crane-Iron Pentalogy, a series of wuxia novels. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon adapts the fourth novel in his series.
Martial arts film : A film genre in which martial-arts combat is a major source of action or drama. The film uses combat as both spectacle and character expression.
International box office : Theatrical film revenue earned in markets outside a film’s domestic territory. Its unusually strong overseas and North American performance expanded Hollywood attention to subtitled cinema.
Yu Shu Lien : A skilled warrior and companion of Li Mu Bai, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh. Her restraint and loyalty shape the film’s mature romance.
Wuxia : A Chinese literary and cinematic genre centered on martial heroes, chivalry, and jianghu society. The film draws on wuxia’s wandering warriors and ethical codes.
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