Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically skilled, adolescent nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life. Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Wuxia Directed by, Ang Lee Produced by, Hsu Li-Kong William Kong Ang Lee Screenplay by, Hui-Ling Wang James Schamus Tsai Kuo-Jung Story by, Wang Dulu Starring, Chow Yun-Fat Michelle Yeoh Zhang Ziyi Chang Chen Music by, Tan Dun Cinematography, Peter Pau Editing by, Tim Squyres Distributed by, EDKO Film (HK) Sony Pictures Classics (US) Release date(s), July 6, 2000 (HK) July 7, 2000 (Taiwan) December 8, 2000 (US) Running time, 120 minutes Country, Taiwan Hong Kong United States China Language, Mandarin English Budget, $17,000,000 Box office, $213,525,736