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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