Movies
TV Shows
People
27/08/2015 Drama, Action 1h 45m
63
User score

Overview

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.

  1. Hou Hsiao-hsien

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Shu Qi

    Nie Yinniang

  2. Chang Chen

    Tian Ji'an

  3. Zhou Yun

    Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger

  4. Satoshi Tsumabuki

    Mirror Polisher

  5. Ni Dahong

    Nie Feng

  6. Yong Mei

    Lady Nie Tian

  7. Lei Zhenyu

    Tian Xing

  8. Nikki Hsieh

    Huji

  9. Ethan Juan

    Xia Jing

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Reno
Written by Reno on 2016-06-14
> The truth determines our actions.

I found this film when it was listed in the BBC news' top 20 films of the 2015. This film topped the chart, then how can I just ignore which is my prime world news feed. The fun part was I saw a South Korean film called 'Assassination' believed to be this, but very I soon realised the mistake. Anyhow, I loved the Korean film that I reviewed a couple of moths ago on this same blog.

Finally, I managed to see this Mandarin film, but it was not anything like I've been expecting. Critically acclaimed film, but commercially failed because of the slow narrati...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. 十面埋伏72%
  2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny61%
  3. 英雄75%
  4. 一個人的武林68%
  5. 狄仁傑之通天帝國65%
  6. The Forbidden Kingdom66%
  7. 目中无人71%
  8. 狄仁杰之四大天王62%
  9. 龍門客棧73%
  10. 龍拳62%
  11. 風雲：雄霸天下65%
  12. 赤壁：決戰天下72%
  13. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story69%
  14. 射雕英雄传：侠之大者71%
  15. Birth of the Dragon58%
  16. 荆轲刺秦王69%
  17. 太极1: 从零开始60%
  18. Last Knights63%
  19. 一代宗師66%
  20. Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie72%

Status
Released

Original Language
Chinese

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$11,991,669.00

Keywords