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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon poster
Original title
卧虎藏龙
Genre
drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 34 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV series adaptation of the same novel as the famous movie. It follows martial artists in ancient China as they navigate love, duty, and the pursuit of a legendary sword.

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What happens

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍) is a 2001 Taiwanese television series based on the novel by Wang Dulu elaborating in greater detail in comparison to Ang Lee's 2000 film adaptation with similar production values but with a different cast. The series was released in the United States in 2004 as New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in a two-disc set. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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