The Assassin (La asesina)
/
刺客聶隱娘
/
Nie Yinniang
director:
Hou Hsiao-hsien
playwright:
Chu Tien-Wen
/
Hou Hsiao-hsien
/
Zhong A-Cheng
/
Hsieh Hai-Meng
actor:
Chang Chen
/
Shu Qi
/
Zhou Yun
/
Satoshi Tsumabuki
/
Ni Dahong
…
genre:
Drama
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Action
/
History
region:
Taiwan
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China
/
Hong Kong
language:
Mandarin Chinese
release date:
2015-08-27
(Release)
IMDb: tt3508840
刺客聶隱娘
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.