The Assassin

• 6.405 Drama
• 2015-08-27
• 105 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Writer:

Chu Tien-wen Hou Hsiao-hsien Hsieh Hai-Meng A Cheng