Genres
Production Companies
Media Asia Films
Central Motion Picture Corporation
Huace Film & TV
China Dream Film Culture Industry
SpotFilms
The Assassin (刺客聶隱娘)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Screenplay: Chu Tien-wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, A Cheng, Hsieh Hai-Meng
Producer: Song Dai, Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan, Peter Lam Kin-Ngok, Chen Yiqi
Director of Photography: Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Top Cast
Shu Qi
Nie Yinniang
Chang Chen
Tian Ji'an
Nikki Hsieh
Concubine Huji
Sheu Fang-Yi
Jiaxin
Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
Xu Fan
The Nun
Zuo Xiaoqing
Taoist Nun
Satoshi Tsumabuki
The Mirror Polisher
Videos
THE ASSASSIN (2015) Official Trailer - Well Go USA
