The Assassin

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.

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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

• Director · Hou Hsiao-hsien
• Screenplay · Chu Tien-Wen
• Screenplay · Hou Hsiao-hsien
• Producer · Song Dai
• Producer · Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan
• Screenplay · Zhong A-Cheng
• Producer · Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
• Screenplay · Hsieh Hai-Meng