The Assassin
movie
Released August 27, 2015
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
Chang Chen
as
Tian Ji'an
Shu Qi
as
Nie Yinniang
Zhou Yun
as
Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
Satoshi Tsumabuki
as
Mirror Polisher
Ni Dahong
as
Nie Feng
Yong Mei
as
Lady Nie Tian
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
Crew
Hou Hsiao-hsien
as
Director
Chu Tien-Wen
as
Screenplay
Hou Hsiao-hsien
as
Screenplay
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Song Dai
as
Producer
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Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan
as
Producer
Liao Ching-Sung
as
Editor
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
as
Director of Photography
Hsieh Hai-Meng
as
Screenplay
Zhong A-Cheng
as
Screenplay
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Huang Chih-Chia
as
Editor
Lim Giong
as
Original Music Composer
Huang Wen-Ying
as
Costume Design