The Assassin

Name: The Assassin
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 2015-08-27
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.389
Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ni Dahong

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Drama

Action

20151h 45m6.4

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.