Zhang Ziyi VCG/VCG via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Oscar-winner and box office smash Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon might have launched Zhang Ziyi as a global superstar, but it also almost broke the Chinese actress. "It was truly painful," said Zhang, who would wake nightly on the shoot in tears. "I was experiencing various things every day, various kinds of injuries.