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The Assassin is a taiwanais film of genre Drama directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien released in USA on 9 october 2015 with Shu Qi
The Assassin (2015)
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Add to a movie listThe Assassin (Chinese: 刺客聶隱娘) is a 2015 martial arts film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. A Taiwan-China-Hong Kong co-production, it was an official selection in the main competition section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Hou won the award for Best Director. It was released in China on 27 August 2015. It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
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The film is set during the Tang Dynasty-period in Chinese history, in 9th century China. The film centers on Nie Yinniang (played by Shu Qi) a female killer appointed to slay corrupt government officials by her master, Jiaxin, a nun who raised her from the age of ten. When Yinniang displays mercy by failing to kill during her duties, Jiaxing punishes her with a ruthless assignment designed to test Yinniang’s resolve. She is sent to the distant province/circuit of Weibo in northern China, which is led by the military governor Tian Ji'an, her cousin and former lover.Actors
Shu Qi
(Nie Yinniang)
Chang Chen
(Tian Ji'an)
Satoshi Tsumabuki
(The Mirror Polisher)
Zhou Yun
(Lord Tian Ji'an's Wife)
Tetsuya Komuro
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