That thief turns out to be Jen, who has secretly been studying martial arts. And Jen’s really not keen on her upcoming arranged marriage because she has fallen in love with a bandit named Lo “Dark Cloud” Xiao Hou (Chang Chen). They are the symbolic tiger and dragon, with Lo as the unchanging yin (tiger) and Jen as the dynamic yang (the hidden dragon).
(WARNING: Major spoilers below. Stop reading now if you haven’t seen the entire film.)
Longtime friends Mu Bai (Chow Yan-Fat) and Shu Lien
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