The Assassin

About The Assassin

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.

Hou Hsiao-hsien's The Assassin is a 2015 history film. Its themes are wuxia, slow cinema, tang dynasty, and 7th century.

Shu Qi takes the lead as Nie Yinniang, Chang Chen as Tian Ji'an, Zhou Yun as Lady Tian Yuan, and Satoshi Tsumabuki as Mirror Polisher. It runs 105 minutes and was released in August 2015.

The screenplay is by Chu Tien-Wen and Hou Hsiao-hsien. Produced by Media Asia Films. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Cineverse Amazon Channel.

Curse of the Golden Flower, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, and Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings make useful companions to The Assassin, all filed under martial arts. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 577 votes and it carries a NR rating.