Watch NowThe Assassin (2015)
12A
30/11/2015 (GB)
Drama, Action, History
1h 45m
- 64% (510 votes)
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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.
- Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector, Screenplay
- Chu Tien-wenScreenplay
- A ChengScreenplay
Original Title
刺客聶隱娘
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$11,991,669
Keywords
- assassin
- tang dynasty
- wuxia
- slow cinema
- 7th century
Top Billed Cast
Shu Qi
Nie Yinniang
Chang Chen
Tian Ji'an
Nikki Hsieh
Concubine Huji
Sheu Fang-Yi
Jiaxin
Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
Xu Fan
The Nun
Zuo Xiaoqing
Taoist Nun
Satoshi Tsumabuki
The Mirror Polisher
Ni Dahong
Nie Feng
Shih Chun
Old Herb Picker
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