The Assassin (2015)
Rating: 6.4/10
Duration: 105 min
Genres: Drama, Action, History,
Director(s): Hou Hsiao-hsien,
Description:
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
- Chang Chen as Tian Ji'an
- Shu Qi as Nie Yinniang
- Ni Dahong as Nie Feng
- Zhou Yun as Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
- Yong Mei as Lady Nie Tian
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Mirror Polisher
- Lei Zhenyu as Tian Xing
- Nikki Hsieh as Huji
- Ethan Juan as Xia Jing
- Sheu Fang-Yi as Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
- Jacques Picoux as Kongkonger
- Mei Fang as Nie Feng's Mother
- Tien Pi-Hua as Tian Xing's Wife
- Wang I-Yuan as Tian Xing's Son
- Michael Chang as Jiang Shize