The Assassin
刺客聶隱娘
Watch the assassin YMovies. 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.
- Genre: Action, Adventure, History
- Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, France
- Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ni Dahong, Yong Mei, Lei Zhenyu, Nikki Hsieh, Ethan Juan, Sheu Fang-Yi, Jacques Picoux, Mei Fang, Tien Pi-Hua, Wang I-Yuan, Michael Chang, Leon Dai, Jack Kao, Sun Pei, Tsang Chi-Liang, Chao Yang-Chiang, Liu Fu-Hsueh,
