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The Assassin (Chinese: 刺客聶隱娘) is a 2015 wuxia film co-written and directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. A Taiwan/China/Hong Kong co-production, the film is loosely based on the late eighth-century martial arts story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing. It stars Shu Qi and Chang Chen.
Aug 27, 2015 · The Assassin: Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou. With Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki. A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Set in ninth-century China during a time of unrest that would eventually lead to the decline of the Tand Dynasty, "The Assassin" tells the story of Nie Yinniang (Shu Qui), who was kidnapped by her family when she was only 10 by Jiaxin (Sheu Fang-yi), a nun who trained her to become a brutally efficient assassin specializing in killing corrupt ...
In 8th century China, 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yinniang is handed over to a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors.
In ninth-century China, an exiled assassin (Shu Qi) must choose between love or duty when she receives orders to kill a man (Chang Chen) from her past.
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THE ASSASSIN: Watch Now On Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD | Declared a modern masterpiece by critics around the world, Master Director Hou Hsiao-hsien's THE ASSASSIN stars Shu Qi as an acolyte of...
Sep 25, 2015 · The Assassin Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Hou Hsiao-Hsien Movie HD. Rotten Tomatoes Indie. 2.28M subscribers. Subscribed. 5.4K. 2.7M views 8 years ago. Subscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: http...
May 21, 2015 · Film Review: ‘The Assassin’ Shu Qi plays the eponymous killer in this ravishingly beautiful foray into historical martial-arts territory from Taiwanese master Hou...
The Assassin. 2015 · 1 hr 46 min. TV-14. Action · Drama · Foreign/International. Yie Ninniang has trained in the deadly arts for years, and is ready to take on a dangerous mission of revenge. The target: her fiancé. Audio Languages: English. Subtitles: English.
Oct 7, 2015 · The opening scenes of “The Assassin,” Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s ninth-century tale of a young Chinese woman ’s abduct ion by a nun and train ing to be a...
