The Assassin (2015)
HD 1h 45m Released
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.
Details
- Type
- Movie
- Original title
- 刺客聶隱娘
- Released
- 2015-08-27
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Quality
- HD
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $11,991,669
- Production
- Sil-Metropole Organisation
- Language
- Mandarin
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
Lei Zhenyu
Tian Xing
Nikki Hsieh
Huji
Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
Sheu Fang-Yi
Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Jacques Picoux
Kongkonger
Mei Fang
Nie Feng's Mother
