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Bookmark or Share- In ‘The Assassin,’ a Director Blends the Fantastical and the Realistic ...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 killer, unfold in...
- The Assassin (2015 film) - WikipediaThe 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 seventh-century martial arts story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing. It stars Shu Qi and Chang Chen .
- The Assassin (2015) - IMDbThe 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.
- The Assassin (2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)Overview. 9th century China. 10-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.
- The Assassin movie review & film summary (2015) | Roger EbertSet 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 ...
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