The Assassin
Chinese · 刺客聶隱娘
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
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.
- Released
- 27 Aug 2015
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Also known as
- Nie Yin Niang, המחסלת, Cìkè Niè Yǐnniáng, 자객 섭은낭
- Country
- Taiwan
- Language
- Chinese
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Screenplay
- Chu Tien-Wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Hsieh Hai-Meng, Zhong A-Cheng
- Cinematography
- Mark Lee Ping-Bing
- Music
- Lim Giong
- Editors
- Huang Chih-chia, Liao Ching-sung
- Elsewhere
- TMDB
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- History
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