![The Assassin](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6OizMjnSQ8oZtMQuiK7opIawcM3.jpg)
Plot
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.
Writer | Chu Tien-wen |
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Director | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
Actor | Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Nikki Hsieh |
Country | China |
Production | Sil-Metropole Organisation |