The Assassin

The Assassin

Released on
Drama, Action, History
Runtime
105 mins
(497 votes)

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

Cast

  • Shu Qi
  • Chang Chen
  • Nikki Hsieh
  • Sheu Fang-Yi
  • Ethan Juan
  • Xu Fan
  • Zuo Xiaoqing
  • Satoshi Tsumabuki
  • Ni Dahong
  • Shih Chun
  • Zhou Yun
  • Mei Fang
  • Jacques Picoux
  • Yong Mei
  • Lei Zhenyu
  • Shao-Huai Chang
  • Leon Dai
  • Jack Kao
  • Hsin-Yu Ling

Director

  • Hou Hsiao-hsien

Producers

  • Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan
  • Dai Song
  • Chen Yiqi
  • Peter Lam Kin-Ngok

Screenwriter

  • Chu Tien-wen
  • Hou Hsiao-hsien
  • A Cheng
  • Hsieh Hai-Meng

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