CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON SPECIAL EDITION DVD

From Columbia Tri-Star Home Video! Renowned Director Ang Lee weaves this early 19th century Chinese tale of martial arts hero Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) who is preparing to settle down to a life of mediation and a long delayed personal with his dearest contemporary and star-crossed lover, Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh). Even with the imminent threat of his arch-rival, Jade Fox, lingering in the shadows, he passes on the 400-year-old sword, Green Destiny, to Shu Lien for safekeeping. In taking the sword to Beijing, Shu Lien is thrust into the dual life of Jen (Zhang Ziyi), by day a well-behaved governor's daughter, by night a skilled thief and martial arts mistress in training. Stealing the fabled sword for her own machinations, Jen's desperate search for a life of freedom draws everyone into a cauldron of good verses evil. Now, Mu Bai must return to the life he yearned to escape, and reclaim the sword of his birthright. Thrilling action, gravity-defying fight scenes, awe-inspiring visuals, powerfully emotional resonance, and unrequited love are but a taste of what this epic Academy Award winning masterpiece has to offer. Approximate running time: 120 minutes.