The Assassin (2015) — action, drama, history film. Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Starring Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki. This page maps 7 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.4/10 from 572 votes.
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A master assassin grapples with duty versus mercy in a fractured Tang dynasty.
Action, Drama, History · 6.4/10 · 105 min · 2015
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.
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