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2015 wuxia film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien
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The Assassin is a 2015 martial arts drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, with Chu Tien-wen and Hou Hsiao-Hsien serving as screenwriters. The cast includes Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, and Satoshi Tsumabuki. The narrative is set in the Tang dynasty. The film was produced by Sil-Metropole Organisation, Central Motion Picture Corporation, and SpotFilms. It originates from Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong, and is presented in Standard Chinese.
The film has a runtime of 105 minutes. Music was composed by Lim Giong, and Mark Lee Ping Bin served as director of photography. Distribution formats include video on demand through providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, and Fandor Amazon Channel. The title is also known as 刺客聶隱娘.
Review scores include 80%, 7.5/10, and 82/100. The film has a Bechdel test assessment. Financial details list a capital cost of 90,000,000 and a budget of 15,000,000. The box office revenue is 11,991,669. The number of viewers is recorded as 554,089.
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Film · TMDB
6.49th 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.
Cast
- Shu Qi as Nie Yinniang
- Chang Chen as Tian Ji'an
- Zhou Yun as Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Mirror Polisher
- Ni Dahong as Nie Feng
- Yong Mei as Lady Nie Tian
Themes
- martial arts
- assassin
- tang dynasty
- wuxia
- slow cinema
- 7th century
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Standard Chinese
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Screenwriter
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Composer
- Lim Giong
- Cinematographer
- Mark Lee Ping Bin
- Narrative location
- Tang dynasty
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 540841
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.theassassinfilm.com/AssassinWeb/Webindex.html
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- publication date
- 2015-10-16
- title
- 刺客聶隱娘
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 82/100
- capital cost
- 90000000
- box office
- 9400000
- number of viewers/listeners
- 554089
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