The Assassin
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- Action
- Drama
- History
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.
Keywords
- martial arts
- assassin
- wuxia
- tang dynasty
- slow cinema
- 7th century
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 27, 2015
- Original language
- Chinese
- Spoken languages
- Chinese
- Countries
- China, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Production
- Media Asia Films,Wild Bunch,Sil-Metropole Organisation,Central Motion Picture Corporation,Huace Film & TV,China Dream Film Culture Industry,SpotFilms
- Cast
- Shu Qi,Chang Chen,Zhou Yun,Satoshi Tsumabuki,Ni Dahong,Yong Mei,Lei Zhenyu,Nikki Hsieh,Ethan Juan,Sheu Fang-Yiand 95 more
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cinematography
- Mark Lee Ping-Bing
- Music
- Lim Giong
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $11,991,669
- IMDb
- tt3508840