Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Bamboo forest duel
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 martial arts film directed by Ang Lee, blending wuxia action with romantic melodrama.
The title comes from a Chinese idiom describing hidden talents or dangerous people concealed in plain sight.
The film's international success helped popularize subtitled foreign cinema in Western markets: It was the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon of its genre—a crossover hit that changed expectations.
- wuxiaChinese martial arts fiction
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- kung fuChinese martial discipline
- swordHilted fighting blade
- bambooTall woody grass
bamboo forest · flying · Ang Lee · Michelle Yeoh · jade · warrior · tiger · China · ancient China · destiny · revenge · honor · silk · rooftop · rooftop chase · graceful · leap · forbidden