The Assassin
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- Cast includes Chen Chang, Shu Qi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Yun Zhou.
In Tang dynasty China, assassin Nie Yinniang (played by Shu Qi) is ordered to kill her cousin, who is also a corrupt government official she was supposed to marry, and must make choices based on duty, family ties, honor, and love. - Director
- Hsiao-Hsien, Hou
- Writer
- Chu, Tien-Wen; Hsieh, Hai-Meng; Zhong, Acheng
- Producer
- Huang, Wen-Ying; Liao, Ching-Sung
- Cinematographer
- Ping-Bing, Mark Lee
- Editor
- Chia, Paulie Huang Chih
- Production Team
- SpotFilms, SIL-Metropole Organization, Central Motion Picture, Huace Pictures, China Dream Film Culture Industry, Media Asia Films, and Well Go USA Entertainment
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Language
- Mandarin with English subtitles
- Other Title
- Ci ke Nie Yinniang
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (106 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (106 min.), or 1 streaming video (106 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD and Blu-ray disc include behind-the-scenes footage.
- Production Notes
- Cast and crew names are variously transliterated and may be in inverted order or have the family name first.
- Updated
- 01-23-2024
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
New York Times, Oct. 15, 2015RogerEbert.com, Oct. 16, 2015