TMDb6.4 / 10

The Assassin (2015)

Name: The Assassin
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Released: 2015-08-27
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ni Dahong

105 min · Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, France · Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

Action Adventure History 2015 movies

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.