The Assassin
刺客聶隱娘
Watch the assassin FMovies. 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, Drama, History
- Country: China, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Nikki Hsieh, Sheu Fang-Yi, Ethan Juan, Xu Fan, Zuo Xiaoqing, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ni Dahong, Shih Chun, Zhou Yun, Mei Fang, Jacques Picoux, Yong Mei, Zhen Yu Lei, Shao-Huai Chang, Leon Dai, Jack Kao, Hsin-Yu Ling,
