Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (
Traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍;
Simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙;
Pinyin:
Wò Hǔ Cáng Lóng) is a
wuxia ("
martial arts and chivalry")
film released in
2000. It is a
China/
Hong Kong/
Taiwan/
USA co-produced film. It was directed by
Ang Lee and starred
Chow Yun-Fat,
Michelle Yeoh, and
Zhang Ziyi. It was choreographed by
Yuen Wo Ping (袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng) and based on the fourth novel in a
pentalogy, known in China as the Crane/Iron Pentalogy by
Wang Dulu (王度盧; pinyin: Wáng Dùlú).