The Assassin
Sign in to save2015 wuxia film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien
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6.49th 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.
Released: 2015-08-27105 minDir: Hou Hsiao-hsienDrama, Action
Cast
- Shu Qi as Nie Yinniang
- Chang Chen as Tian Ji'an
- Zhou Yun as Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Mirror Polisher
- Ni Dahong as Nie Feng
- Yong Mei as Lady Nie Tian
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Key dates
- Published
- 16 October 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Standard Chinese
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Screenwriter
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Composer
- Lim Giong
- Cinematographer
- Mark Lee Ping Bin
- Narrative location
- Tang dynasty
- Duration
- +105
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2015 Chinese films2015 films2015 Hong Kong films2015 Mandarin-language films2015 martial arts filmsBest Feature Film Golden Horse Award winnersBest Film Asian Film Award winnersCentral Motion Picture Corporation filmsChinese martial arts filmsFilms based on short fictionFilms directed by Hou Hsiao-hsienFilms scored by Lim Giong