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. 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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  Hou Hsiao-hsien

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  Shu Qi
  Nie Yinniang
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  Chang Chen
  Tian Ji'an
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  Zhou Yun
  Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
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  Satoshi Tsumabuki
  Mirror Polisher
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  Ni Dahong
  Nie Feng
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  Yong Mei
  Lady Nie Tian
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  Lei Zhenyu
  Tian Xing
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  Nikki Hsieh
  Huji
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  Ethan Juan
  Xia Jing
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  Sheu Fang-Yi
  Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
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  Jacques Picoux
  Kongkonger
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  Mei Fang
  Nie Feng's Mother
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  Tien Pi-Hua
  Tian Xing's Wife
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  Wang I-Yuan
  Tian Xing's Son
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  Michael Chang
  Jiang Shize
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  Leon Dai
  Tian Xu
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  Jack Kao
  Yuan Yi
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  Sun Pei
  Madam Yuan Yi
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  Tsang Chi-Liang
  Hou Zang
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  Chao Yang-Chiang
  Luo Bin