At 20, ‘Crouching Tiger’ still soars Director Ang Lee recounts challenges of martial-arts classic By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Published: December 11, 2020, 6:04am Share: 5 Photos Chow Yun Fat, left, and Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Ang Lee's movie, filmed in China and shot in Mandarin. The $17 million movie grossed $128.1 million in North America and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning four. (Sony Pictures Classics) Photo Gallery NEW YORK — It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and not say out loud “Whoa.”