Title: The Assassin (刺客聶隱娘)
Release Date: 2015-08-27
IMDB ID: tt3508840
Vote Average: 6.383 (545 votes)
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.
Cast: Shu Qi (Nie Yinniang), Chang Chen (Tian Ji'an), Zhou Yun (Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger), Satoshi Tsumabuki (Mirror Polisher), Ni Dahong (Nie Feng), Yong Mei (Lady Nie Tian),
Crew: Hou Hsiao-hsien (Director), Chu Tien-Wen (Screenplay), Liao Ching-Sung (Editor), Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan (Producer), Song Dai (Producer), Mark Lee Ping-Bing (Director of Photography),
Release Date: 2015-08-27
IMDB ID: tt3508840
Vote Average: 6.383 (545 votes)
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.
Cast: Shu Qi (Nie Yinniang), Chang Chen (Tian Ji'an), Zhou Yun (Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger), Satoshi Tsumabuki (Mirror Polisher), Ni Dahong (Nie Feng), Yong Mei (Lady Nie Tian),
Crew: Hou Hsiao-hsien (Director), Chu Tien-Wen (Screenplay), Liao Ching-Sung (Editor), Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan (Producer), Song Dai (Producer), Mark Lee Ping-Bing (Director of Photography),