Directed by:
Hsiao-Hsien HouCinematography:
Mark LeeComposer:
Giong LimCast:
Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ethan Juan, Dahong Ni, Wen Jiang, Fan Xu, Chun Shih, Shao-Huai Chang, Nikki Hsieh, Holly Weston, Mei Yong, Fang MeiPlots(1)
During the mighty Tang Dynasty-period in 9th-century China, Nie Yinniang is a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth as an exceptional assassin, with orders to kill her betrothed husband-to-be. She must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings in a choice to sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins. Rich with shimmering, breathing texture and punctuated by brief but unforgettable bursts of action, The Assassin is a martial arts film like none made before it. (Vendetta Films)
(more)Cast
Qi Shu
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Chen Chang
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Yun Zhou
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Satoshi Tsumabuki
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Ethan Juan
Taiwan
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Dahong Ni
China
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Wen Jiang
China
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Fan Xu
China
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Chun Shih
China
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Shao-Huai Chang
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Nikki Hsieh
Taiwan
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Holly Weston
UK
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Mei Yong
China
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Fang Mei
Taiwan
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