The Assassin
2015 · directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Rating
- 71/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Assassin (2015), directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Shu Qi
- Chang Chen
- Zhou Yun
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Ni Dahong
- Yong Mei
- Lei Zhenyu
- Nikki Hsieh
- Ethan Juan
- Sheu Fang-Yi
Crew
- Mark Lee Ping-Bing — Director of Photography
- Huang Chih-chia — Editor
- Liao Ching-sung — Editor
- Lim Giong — Original Music Composer
- Chu Tien-Wen — Screenplay
- Hou Hsiao-hsien — Screenplay
- Hsieh Hai-Meng — Screenplay
- Zhong A-Cheng — Screenplay
More from Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Dust in the Wind (1986) — 86/100 · hit
- A City of Sadness (1989) — 86/100 · hit
- A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) — 85/100 · hit
- The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) — 84/100 · hit
- The Puppetmaster (1993) — 81/100 · hit
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
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