The Assassin
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Satoshi Tsumabuki · Hsieh Hai-Meng · Zhou Yun · Ni Dahong · Yong Mei · Shu Qi · Ethan Juan · Sheu Fang-Yi · Nikki Hsieh · Chang Chen · Chu Tien-Wen · Hou Hsiao-hsien · Zhong A-Cheng · Lei Zhenyu
Studios & networks
Central Motion Picture Corporation · Sil-Metropole Organisation · SpotFilms