Film

The Assassin

2015 · 1h 45m · Drama · Action

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Metacritic

82

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.

Shu Qi

Nie Yinniang

Chang Chen

Tian Ji'an

Zhou Yun

Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Mirror Polisher

Ni Dahong

Nie Feng

Yong Mei

Lady Nie Tian

Lei Zhenyu

Tian Xing

Nikki Hsieh

Huji

Ethan Juan

Xia Jing

Sheu Fang-Yi

Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun

Jacques Picoux

Kongkonger

Mei Fang

Nie Feng's Mother

Tien Pi-Hua

Tian Xing's Wife

Wang I-Yuan

Tian Xing's Son

Michael Chang

Jiang Shize

Leon Dai

Tian Xu

• Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector · Screenplay · Executive Producer
• Chu Tien-WenScreenplay
• Zhong A-ChengScreenplay
• Hsieh Hai-MengScreenplay
• Stephen Lam Bing-KwanProducer
• Song DaiProducer
• Chen YiqiProducer
• Peter Lam Kin-NgokProducer
• Liao Ching-sungEditor · Executive Producer
• Mark Lee Ping-BingDirector of Photography

Official Trailer

Release date

August 27, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

NR

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$11,991,669

Genres

Drama, Action

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