The Assassin

The Assassin (2015)

Original title:
刺客聶隱娘
Directors:
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Screenwriters:
T'ien-wen Chu, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Hsieh Hai-Meng, Cheng Ah
Producers:
Stephen Lam, Dai Song, Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan, Chen Yiqi, Peter Lam
Cast:
Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Sheu Fang-Yi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ethan Juan, Xiaoqing Zuo, Tetsuya Komuro, Xu Fan, Nikki Shie, Yun Zhou, Ni Da-Hong, Leon Dai, Jack Kao Kuo-Hsin, Tien Pi-Hua, Wang I-Yuan, ... Show all

Movie plot

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.

What is the movie The Assassin about?

The Assassin is a movie about Martial Arts.

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