Plot
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?
Written by
Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai
Directed by
Ang Lee
Crew
Production Countries
Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America, China
Production Companies
China Film Co-Production Corporation, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Good Machine, EDKO Film, Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd., Zoom Hunt International Productions Company Ltd., United China Vision
Languages
Awards
Won 4 Oscars. 101 wins & 132 nominations total