Both movies are from the wuxia genre. Director Ang Lee also cites 'A Touch of Zen' as an influence for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.
Both are apart of the director Hou Hsiao-hsien's unofficial "coming-of-age trilogy". They are slice-of-life stories with a slow-moving pace and a heartbreaking end.
Both movies were directed by Edward Yang. They have a similar pace and both have an extremely detailed world that you get sunk into.
