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The Assassin

64.48 %|Aug 27, 2015|Action, Drama, History

9th century China. 10-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.

Featured Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Chu Tien-wen
Screenplay
Liao Ching-Sung
Editor
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Screenplay
Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan
Producer
Dai Song
Producer
Lim Giong
Original Music Composer
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Director of Photography

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Cast

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Shu Qi
Nie Yinniang
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Chang Chen
Tian Ji'an
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Nikki Hsieh
Concubine Huji
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Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
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Xu Fan
The Nun
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Zuo Xiaoqing
Taoist Nun
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Satoshi Tsumabuki
The Mirror Polisher
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Ni Dahong
Nie Feng
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Shih Chun
Old Herb Picker
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Zhou Yun
Lord Tian Ji'an's Wife
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Mei Fang
Nie Feng's Mother
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Jacques Picoux
Lady Tian's Teacher
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Yong Mei
Yinniang's Mother
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Zhen Yu Lei
Tien Xing
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Leon Dai
Tian Xu
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Jack Kao
Yuan Yi