Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (Chinese: ?????????) is a 2016 American-Chinese martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and written by John Fusco, based on the novel Iron Knight, Silver Vase by Wang Dulu. It is also a sequel to the 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, "The Green Destiny." Hades Dai, an underground warlord, sends his lieutenants to steal the sword , with plans to dominate the martial arts world. A young mysterious swordswoman and the hero with a past, Silent Wolf , come to Shu Lien's aid, together with a disparate band of warriors who still believe in the iron way of honor.
Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, "The Green Destiny." Hades Dai, an underground warlord, sends his lieutenants to steal the sword , with plans to dominate the martial arts world. A young mysterious swordswoman and the hero with a past, Silent Wolf , come to Shu Lien's aid, together with a disparate band of warriors who still believe in the iron way of honor.
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, "The Green Destiny." Hades Dai, an underground warlord, sends his lieutenants to steal the sword , with plans to dominate the martial arts world. A young mysterious swordswoman and the hero with a past, Silent Wolf , come to Shu Lien's aid, together with a disparate band of warriors who still believe in the iron way of honor.
Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, "The Green Destiny." Hades Dai, an underground warlord, sends his lieutenants to steal the sword , with plans to dominate the martial arts world. A young mysterious swordswoman and the hero with a past, Silent Wolf , come to Shu Lien's aid, together with a disparate band of warriors who still believe in the iron way of honor.
In nineteenth century China, two girls named Snow Flower and Lily are forever bonded together as sworn sisters. They are paired as laotong by a matchmaker who is also responsible for arranging their marriages. They are isolated by their families and communicate by writing in a secret sisterly language, Nü shu (a historical practice in China in that period) on a unique Chinese fan that Snow Flower possesses. In the present day Shanghai, their descendants Sophia Liao and Nina Wei struggle with the intimacy of their own pure and intense childhood friendship. As teenagers, Sophia and Nina were introduced to the idea of laotong, and they signed a traditional laotong contract on the cover of Canto-pop Faye Wong's album Fu Zao (Restless in English). Eventually they are separated but come together again when Sophia falls into a coma after being struck by a taxi while cycling. Reunited at long last, they must come to understand the story of the strong and close ancestral connection hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan or lose one another forever in the process.
Time is A.D. 927, when Georan invaders have conquered the ancient Korean capital of Balhae and set up a new country, Dongran Guk. The leaders of Balhae desperately need a royal figure to reunite their nation. They find a prince, the previously exiled Dae Jeong Hyeon, who's hiding out under the name So Sam. The leaders dispatch a peerless swordswoman, Yeon So Ha, to protect So Sam before Georan's Killer Blade Army, commanded by Gun Hwa Pyeong, find him first. Initially, he sends his deputy, Mae Yeong Ok, to handle the situation: She wants to become the greatest swordswoman of the age and knows she must first kill Yeon.
Join the adventure of a ship of murderous but merry misfits as they troll the deep blue sea for sunken treasure belonging to the royal family. Former bandit leader Woo Moo Chi and his right-hand man Kang Seob prefer a life aboard a ship. Captain Hae Rang and her motley crew set sail to lay claim to the bounty only to face some unwelcomed competition from Bu Heung Soo
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a delegation of Chinese envoys is transporting the Emperor’s State Seal only to have it swallowed by a whale mid-journey. The substantial reward announced for its return motivates Jang Sa Jung and his mountain men to hunt down the whale. Soon enough he clashes with Yeo Wol, the female pirate captain, putting them on course for an uncharted adventure.
Set in the Sengoku Period. Retired from ninja duty, Torakage lives a peaceful life in a small village with his wife and son. One day, Torakage’s son is kidnapped by his former master in an attempt to force him to break into a nearby castle and steal the Gold Scroll, the counterpart to her Silver Scroll, the two of which when brought together point the way to a vast treasure. Having no choice, Torakage and his wife sneak into the castle. However, their plan goes awry and the two are caught and turned over to the evil lord. Now, with his wife a hostage of the lord, Torakage must bring him the Silver Scroll held by his former master or forfeit her life! Utilizing weaponry crafted by an eccentric inventor, Torakage takes on both sides and plays them and their ninja armies off each other in the hope of saving his family.
In the mid-17th century, the Manchus take over sovereignty of China and establish the Qing Dynasty. While nationalistic sentiments start brewing within the martial artists' community (jianghu), the Qing government immediately imposes a ban forbidding the common people from practising martial arts. Fire-Wind sees the new law as an opportunity to for himself to make a fortune and offers to help the government execute the new rule. Greedy, cruel and immoral, Fire-Wind ravages northwest China with his army, killing thousands of pugilists as well as innocent civilians. His next goal is to attack Martial Village, which houses a large number of martial artists...
