Publisher's Synopsis
Ang Lee directs this martial arts action adventure starring Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh. Master warriors Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien (Yun-Fat and Yeoh) are tasked with the mission of retrieving the stolen Green Destiny sword. When they discover a mysterious black-clad thief whose martial arts expertise outshines even that of Shu Lien herself, the pair realise they have a fight on their hands if they are to deliver the sword to its rightful place. The film won four Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Tim Yip), Best Cinematography (Peter Pau), Best Original Score (Tan Dun), and Best Foreign Language Film.
