Crouging Tiger Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)

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	Yun-Fat Chow	Master Li Mu Bai
	Michelle Yeoh	Yu Shu Lien
	Ziyi Zhang	Jen
	Chen Chang	Lo
	Sihung Lung	Sir Te
	Pei-pei Cheng	Jade Fox
	Fa Zeng Li	Governor Yu
	Xian Gao	Bo
	Yan Hai	Madame Yu
	De Ming Wang	Tsai
	Li Li	May
	Su Ying Huang	Auntie Wu
	Jin Ting Zhang	De Lu
	Rui 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

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Director	Ang Lee
Writer	Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, Du Lu Wang
Producer	Bo-Chu Chui, Ping Dong, Li-Kong Hsu, William Kong, Ang Lee, Philip Lee, David Linde, Er-Dong Liu, James Schamus, Wai Sum Shia, Quangang Zheng
Musician	Dun Tan
Photography	Peter Pau

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Story Synopsis:
Deservedly bestowed with Academy Awards® for Foreign Language Film, Cinematography, Art Direction, and Original Score, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is based on the book by Wang Du Lu and tells the story of a 19th Century martial arts master Li Mu Bai (Yun-Fat) who is about to leave his life as a Wudan fighter to embark on a life free of warfare, and is also is trying leave behind his desire to seek revenge. He gives his treasured, Green Destiny sword to friend and security agent Yu Shu Lien (Yeoh)-with whom he he is also deeply in love-to her with instructions to deliver it to the wise Sir Te (Sihung Lung). But the sword is stolen by Jen (Zi Yi), a ruthless young woman who is the associate of Jade Fox (Pei Pei), the man who murdered Mu Bai’s master. When he discovers the theft, he and Shu Lien set out to retrieve it. You’ll not soon forget the spectacular fight scenes staged by Yuen Wo Ping, nor the fantastical special effects (people can fly!), nor the breathtaking scenery, the romance.... Please watch this film in its original Mandarin language with English subtitles; the English-dubbed voices, as usual, don’t seem to match the actors. If you enjoyed this film, you’d be wise to seek out The Chinese Ghost Story series of three films by Ching Siu Tung. They are inspiring. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
There are subtle improvements on the anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 Superbit DVD, when compared to the previously reviewed DVD. Images are subtly smoother, with slightly less noise in the background. Otherwise the two versions appear similar, with beautiful imagery, and rich, fully saturated colors, well-balanced fleshtones and deep, endless blacks. The gorgeous bold hues show no sign of chroma noise. On occasion, colors border oversaturation, but hues are mostly quite natural. Images are sharp, with excellent detail into facial details and embroidery on the costumes. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely balanced, with visual information available in even the darkest scenes. The picture is smooth, and beautifully renders the fantastic and at times wonderfully dizzying cinematography. There is a hint of edge enhancement at times, but the distraction is not always present. Minor source element artifacts are scattered sporadically throughout, but are never terribly bothersome. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack is a new encoding at 448 kbps. (The Mandarin language version for the previous DVD was 384 kbps.) The audio is otherwise essentially identical to the previous. The DTS® Digital Surround™ version is somewhat lower in LFE level than its Dolby Digital counterpart, and as a result delivers with just slightly less low-end punch. Otherwise, both versions deliver remarkable performance in terms of spatial attributes. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Cinematography

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