Movie
The Assassin
20151h 45m★ 6.4DramaAction
Overview
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.
Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writers
- Chu Tien-Wen
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Zhong A-Cheng
- Hsieh Hai-Meng
Producers
- Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan
- Song Dai
- Hou Hsiao-hsien · Executive Producer
- Chen Yiqi
- Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDBStream
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Top cast
Shu Qi
Nie Yinniang
Chang Chen
Tian Ji'an
Zhou Yun
Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Mirror Polisher
Ni Dahong
Nie Feng
Yong Mei
Lady Nie Tian
Lei Zhenyu
Tian Xing
Nikki Hsieh
Huji
Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
Sheu Fang-Yi
Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Jacques Picoux
Kongkonger
Mei Fang
Nie Feng's Mother
