
Feature film — 2015
The Assassin (2015)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 581 votes.
Sil-Metropole Organisation / Central Motion Picture Corporation / SpotFilms / Media Asia Films / China Dream Film Culture Industry / Huace Pictures / Wild Bunch
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Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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