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| Yun-Fat Chow | ... | Master Li Mu Bai (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Michelle Yeoh | ... | Yu Shu Lien | |
| Ziyi Zhang | ... | Jen Yu (Mandarin version) / Jiao Long (English dubbed version) (as Zhang Ziyi) | |
| Chen Chang | ... | Lo 'Dark Cloud' / Luo Xiao Hu | |
| Sihung Lung | ... | Sir Te | |
| Pei-pei Cheng | ... | Jade Fox (as Cheng Pei-Pei) | |
| Fa Zeng Li | ... | Governor Yu | |
| Xian Gao | ... | Bo | |
| Yan Hai | ... | Madame Yu | |
| De Ming Wang | ... | Police Inspector Tsai / Prefect Cai Qiu | |
| Li Li | ... | May (as Li Li) | |
| Su Ying Huang | ... | Auntie Wu | |
| Jin Ting Zhang | ... | De Lu | |
| Rei Yang | ... | Maid | |
| Kai Li | ... | Gou Jun Pei | |
| Jian Hua Feng | ... | Gou Jun Sinung | |
| Zhen Xi Du | ... | Shop Owner | |
| Cheng Lin Xu | ... | Captain | |
| Feng Lin | ... | Captain | |
| Wen Sheng Wang | ... | Gangster A | |
| Dong Song | ... | Gangster B | |
| Zhong Xuan Ma | ... | Mi Biao | |
| Bao Cheng Li | ... | Fung Machete Chang | |
| Yong De Yang | ... | Monk Jing | |
| Shao Jun Zhang | ... | Male Performer | |
| Ning Ma | ... | Female Performer | |
| Jian Min Zhu | ... | Waiter | |
| Chang Cheng Don | ... | Homeless Man | |
| Yi Shih | ... | Waitress | |
| Bin Chen | ... | Servant | |
| Sao Chen Chang | ... | Nightman |
Directed by | |||
| Ang Lee | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Du Lu Wang | (book) | |
| Hui-Ling Wang | (screenplay) and | |
| James Schamus | (screenplay) and | |
| Kuo Jung Tsai | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Po Chu Chui | .... | associate producer | |
| Ping Dong | .... | co-producer | |
| Li-Kong Hsu | .... | producer (as Hsu Li Kong) | |
| William Kong | .... | producer (as Bill Kong) | |
| Ang Lee | .... | producer | |
| Philip Lee | .... | associate producer | |
| David Linde | .... | executive producer | |
| Er-Dong Liu | .... | line producer | |
| Kelly Miller | .... | production executive: Good Machine International | |
| James Schamus | .... | executive producer | |
| Wai Sum Shia | .... | line producer | |
| Quangang Zheng | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Tan Dun | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Pau | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tim Squyres | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Timmy Yip | (as Tim Yip) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jian-Quo Wang | |||
| Eddy Wong | (supervising art director) | ||
| Xing-Zhan Yang | (supervising art director) | ||
| Zhanjia Yang | (supervising art director) | ||
| Bin Zhao | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Timmy Yip | (as Tim Yip) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Siu-Mui Chau | .... | hair stylist | |
| Liu-Jing Dong | .... | makeup artist | |
| Yong-Hao Fan | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jian-Ping Liu | .... | makeup artist | |
| Yun-Ling Man | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Yi-Gong Ren | .... | makeup artist | |
Art Department | |||
| Shu-Wing Fung | .... | supervising stand-by props | |
| Yan-Qing He | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
| Yi Ho | .... | stand-by props | |
| Quan Jiang | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Da-Jiang Ji | .... | set props | |
| King-Fat Kung | .... | property master | |
| Bao-Tai Li | .... | stand-by props | |
| Ming-Shan Li | .... | stand-by props | |
| Wei-Zheng Li | .... | set props | |
| Yi Li | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
| Chung-Wei Ng | .... | supervising stand-by props | |
| Sue-Chuen Sun | .... | set props | |
| Bing Thang | .... | set props | |
| Zhong-He Tian | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
| Cei-Ming Tien | .... | set props | |
| Cheng-Sheng Wang | .... | set props | |
| He-Cen Wang | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
| Song-So Wang | .... | stand-by props | |
| Jua-Feng Zhing | .... | set props | |
| Quin Zhing | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gina Alfano | .... | adr editor | |
| Mark Betts | .... | technical supervisor: sound | |
| Chad Birmingham | .... | sound department intern | |
| David Boulton | .... | adr mixer | |
| Benjamin Cheah | .... | foley editor | |
| Marko A. Costanzo | .... | foley artist | |
| Robert Fernandez | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Eugene Gearty | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Lewis Goldstein | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Heather Gross | .... | apprentice sound editor | |
| Harry Higgins | .... | sound coordinator: Sound One Corporation | |
| Kenton Jakub | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Drew Kunin | .... | production sound mixer (as Andrew Paul Kunin) | |
| George A. Lara | .... | foley recordist | |
| Terrance Laudermilch | .... | sound coordinator: Sound One Corporation (as Terry Laudermilch) | |
| George Leong | .... | boom operator (as George Huey Leong) | |
| Lisa J. Levine | .... | adr editor (as Lisa Levine) | |
| Hal Levinsohn | .... | adr editor | |
| Blake Leyh | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Xiao Xing Lu | .... | assistant sound engineer | |
| Igor Nikolic | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Jennifer Ralston | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Jennifer Ralston | .... | supervising foley editor | |
| Alex Soco | .... | apprentice sound editor | |
| Reilly Steele | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Betty P. Teng | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Jean Tsien | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Paul Urmson | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Cuo Qing Xu | .... | assistant sound engineer | |
| Geo Ying | .... | sound assistant | |
| James Ziegler | .... | sound consultant | |
| Alex Raspa | .... | adr recordist (uncredited) | |
| Betty P. Teng | .... | adr editor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Patrick Ballin | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Travis Baumann | .... | digital supervisor: Manex LA | |
| Jenny Behnke | .... | digital artist (as Jennifer Behnke) | |
| John Cassella | .... | digital artist (as John Cassella Jr.) | |
| Robert Chapin | .... | digital artist | |
| Charles Darby | .... | digital matte supervisor: Digital Firepower | |
| John 'D.J.' Des Jardin | .... | 3D supervisor | |
| Bill Dietrich | .... | digital artist | |
| Michael Feder | .... | visual effects executive producer: Blue Sky Studios | |
| Donald Fly | .... | general manager | |
| Gilbert Gonzales | .... | paint/roto artist | |
| Nicolle Gray | .... | technical assistant | |
| Rob Hodgson | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Kim Lavery | .... | visual effects producer | |
| David Lee | .... | technical assistant (as Dave Lee) | |
| Mary Leitz | .... | digital compositor | |
| Mark Leo Perry | .... | digital artist | |
| Anthony Mabin | .... | senior digital effects compositor: Manex Visual FX (as Anthony 'antman' Mabin) | |
| Matt Magnolia | .... | visual effects coordinator: MVFX | |
| Rod Park | .... | bidding producer | |
| Devorah Petty | .... | digital artist | |
| Sheldon Ramones | .... | technical assistant | |
| John E. Sasaki | .... | digital compositor | |
| Mark Shoaf | .... | digital artist | |
| John Siczewicz | .... | senior digital artist: Blue Sky Studios | |
| Jonathan F. Styrlund | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Daniel Sunwoo | .... | digital artist | |
| Sean White | .... | runner | |
| Eric Wilson | .... | visual effects producer: Blue Sky Studios | |
| Jamie Baxter | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Fong-Tei Chen | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Hu Chen | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Su-Weh Chin | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Wei-Lun Fung | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Xian Gao | .... | martial arts trainer | |
| Yun Liang Geo | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Cuan-Liang Ho | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Chuen-Ze Jin | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Zheng Jin | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Zhan-Wen Keu | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Chi-Tei Lam | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Feng-Mei Le | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Feng Lin | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Hong-Lin Liu | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Jun Ning | .... | martial arts stunts | |
| Wai-Fai Wong | .... | martial arts stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Feng-Xiang Bao | .... | set camera grip: second unit | |
| Te Ba | .... | set lighting grip: second unit | |
| Gei-Ming Cao | .... | set lighting grip | |
| Kam-Chuen Chan | .... | still photographer | |
| Sung Fai Choi | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Jin-Chu Du | .... | set lighting grip | |
| Jimmy Fok | .... | crane operator | |
| Yun Gao | .... | set lighting grip: second unit | |
| Tao Hai | .... | set camera grip: second unit | |
| Si Ha | .... | set lighting grip: second unit | |
| Hai Hong | .... | set lighting grip: second unit | |
| Patrick Ho | .... | clapper loader | |
| Li-Jun Jia | .... | set lighting grip | |
| Yu-Cuo Jiang | .... | set camera grip | |
| Louis Jong | .... | key grip | |
| Jimmy Kwok | .... | focus puller: second unit | |
| Chun-Shing Lam | .... | electrician | |
| Chun-Wan Lam | .... | gaffer: second unit | |
| Kenny Lam | .... | first focus puller | |
| Kerry Lam | .... | first focus puller | |
| Wai-Kwan Lau | .... | clapper loader: second unit | |
| Wing-Teng Law | .... | electrician: second unit | |
| Tak-Shing Lee | .... | first gaffer | |
| Wing-Kong Leung | .... | camera loader | |
| Baoquan Li | .... | Steadicam operator: second unit | |
| Jie Li | .... | set lighting grip | |
| Ming Hing Ng | .... | electrician | |
| Fi-Hong Pun | .... | electrician | |
| Zhan-Biao Shan | .... | set camera grip | |
| Dong-Shan Shi | .... | set camera grip | |
| Ching-Chuen Shuan | .... | best boy electric | |
| Marc Spicer | .... | underwater photographer: second unit | |
| Lin-Chen Sun | .... | set camera grip | |
| Pin Tang | .... | video operator: second unit | |
| Hai-Zhi Wang | .... | video operator | |
| Shu-Jun Wang | .... | set lighting grip | |
| Yuen-Me Xuen | .... | set camera grip | |
| Hai-Dong Zhang | .... | set camera grip | |
| Long Zhang | .... | set lighting grip | |
| Jia-Lieng Zhing | .... | set camera grip | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Wu-Tong Cao | .... | assistant costumer | |
| Jun Chai | .... | costumer | |
| Jin-Hua Gu | .... | costumer | |
| Shu-Chen Hsu | .... | chief costume supervisor | |
| Bao-Rong Huang | .... | wardrobe master | |
| Wang Rong | .... | costumer | |
| Zhi-Bin Zhao | .... | costumer | |
| Yu-Juan Zheng | .... | assistant costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Pankaj Bajpal | .... | colorist | |
| Angela Bellisio | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Andrew Buckland | .... | assistant editor (as Drew Buchland) | |
| Fred Heid | .... | color timer | |
| Shelby Siegel | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Tim Streeto | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Patricia Sztaba | .... | negative cutter | |
| Stan Sztaba | .... | negative cutter | |
| Jeremy Cohen | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Jorge Calandrelli | .... | composer: song "A Love Before Time" | |
| Jorge Calandrelli | .... | music producer: "A Love Before Time" | |
| Xie-Yang Chen | .... | conductor | |
| Elaine Chow | .... | translator: lyrics "A Love Before Time" | |
| David Cossin | .... | musician: percussion | |
| Tan Dun | .... | conductor | |
| Tan Dun | .... | electronic music programming | |
| Tan Dun | .... | music producer | |
| Steven Epstein | .... | music producer | |
| Richard King | .... | music mixer | |
| Xiao-Hui Ma | .... | musician | |
| Yo-Yo Ma | .... | musician: cello solos | |
| Wen-Zhao Pei | .... | music producer | |
| Jun-Ciao Tang | .... | musician | |
| Emmy Tu | .... | music producer | |
| Lin-Chen Yuan | .... | electronic music programming | |
Thanks | |||
| Philip Stockton | .... | special thanks | |
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I gave a wry chuckle when the opening credits pronounced Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a Sony Cinema Classic in the year of its release. However, I too would not have hesitated to brand this film such. It is a cinematic masterpiece that left me in silent reverie at its conclusion.
The film's story unfolds amidst the ancient temples, bamboo forests and painted deserts of nineteenth century China: a sensual, mystical landscape that, at our first high-angle glimpse of Peking takes on a dizzying scale. This world is inhabited by the Wudan, spectral warriors from legend who effortlessly leap between rooftop and bamboo tree, a device which elevates them to a plane divorced from our parochial middle-class values without the loss of their intense humanity. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an ode to the human spirit that transcends genre; it is at once fantasy, romance, historical epic and thriller, enriched by a subtle humour.
At the film's heart are four compelling performances. Ziyi Zhang, is enchanting as the wilful Jen Yu, daughter of a government official, who aspires to the code of the Wudan. Her destiny is entwined with those of Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) and Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), disciples of this enigmatic clan, and of the desert bandit Lo (Chen Chang) by the theft of an arcane sword, Mu Bai's quest for revenge and the fulfilment of a powerful yet unrequited love
Chow Yun Fat possesses an hypnotic screen presence in his portrayal of this regal master, who displays an unparalleled heroism untainted by western cliché as the film travels inexorably toward his shuddering death-blow. This resonates long after the credit sequence has run and you've marvelled at how few stunt artists were engaged to actualize the film's thrillingly beautiful fight sequences. These are not the idle distractions aimed at a boyish mind we find in other martial arts films but rather a transcendent form of dance. Their exquisitely honed choreography rivals that of Graham Murphy and Twyla Tharp.
Star of these sequences is the four hundred year old Green Destiny sword that exerts a powerful metaphoric presence on the film. It is a sensuous artefact that sings when struck, punctuating Yo-Yo Ma's haunting cello solos, a feature of the immersive soundtrack.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a film of titanic proportions, with all the pageantry of Kundun, minus the ponderous pace, and without a trace of the cloying sentimentalism which infected Titanic's impoverished narrative. Li Mu Bai's final words are a more fervent declaration of truth than any to have graced the screen before.
After all that, I can offer no further commendation except to say that this is the latest greatest film of my now seemingly hollow existence.