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The Assassin

Name: The Assassin
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 2015-08-27
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.366

★ 6,4 /10 (563 Votes)

2015 ZH 105 min

Overview

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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Release date

27/08/2015

Votes

563

Popularity

4.4

Genres

Drama Action

Status

Released

Original title

刺客聶隱娘

Language

Runtime

105 min

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$11,991,669

Shu Qi

Nie Yinniang

Chang Chen

Tian Ji'an

Zhou Yun

Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Mirror Polisher

Ni Dahong

Nie Feng

Yong Mei

Lady Nie Tian

Lei Zhenyu

Tian Xing

Nikki Hsieh

Huji

Ethan Juan

Xia Jing

Sheu Fang-Yi

Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun

Jacques Picoux

Kongkonger

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

Michael Chang

Jiang Shize

Leon Dai

Tian Xu

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

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Liu Fu-Hsueh

Cao Jun

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Ting Yang-Shih

Tan Zhong

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Mo Chung-Yuan

Lao Xia

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Tseng Han-Shou

Ya Jiang

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Ho Hsin-Yi

Messenger

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Sung Ling-Sheng

Judge

Shu Kuo-Chih

Secretary

Shioli Kutsuna

Mirror Polisher's Wife

Shih Chun

Old Herb Picker

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Zhang Yimin

8-Year-Old Nie Yinniang

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Li Chen-An

8-Year-Old Nie Yinniang

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Jiang Yu

13-Year-Old Nie Yinniang

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Xie Ruyin

13-Year-Old Nie Yinniang

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Guo Baijun

Little Tian Ji'an

Hannah Ring

Yuan Yi's Daughter

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Zhang Tingyi

Tian Huaijian (Tian Ji'an's Son)

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Zhang Tingxuan

Tian Huaili (Tian Ji'an's Son)

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Ke Qiyou

Tian Huaixun (Tian Ji'an's Son)

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Shen Menglong

High Official

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Huang Jin

High Official's Concubine

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Yan Junlin

High Official

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Wang Jiayu

Child

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Xu Wei

Eunuch

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Zhou Tong

Eunuch

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Cui Xiaodong

Eunuch

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Miao Libiao

Retainer

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Bai Qilong

Retainer

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Li Defei

Retainer

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Lü Ming

Retainer

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Zhang Zhenhua

Retainer

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Tang Hsiang-Chu

Retainer

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Liu Cheng-Chuan

Retainer

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Liu Cheng-Hsun

Retainer

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Zhang Yikui

Soldier

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Liu Xinli

Soldier

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Liu Jiongliang

Soldier

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Liu Qingzhong

Soldier

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Lai Zheming

Soldier

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Wang Wei-Liu

Servant

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Li Yuming

Wet Nurse

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Ye Yijun

Wet Nurse

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Huang Sulian

Wet Nurse

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Hong Yishan

Wet Nurse

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Xu Huini

Wet Nurse

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Song Yilian

Wet Nurse

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Chen Yiya

Wet Nurse

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Lin Qiaozhen

Wet Nurse

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Ding Huachong

Camp Follower

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Sun Xianbo

Camp Follower

Wu Jen-ya

Camp Follower

Vicky Wei

Jiacheng's Lady-in-Waiting

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Zhu Fengying

Lady-in-Waiting

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Wang Wenyan

Lady-in-Waiting

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Guo Wenzhu

Lady-in-Waiting

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Li Shujun

Lady-in-Waiting

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Zhou Huiping

Maid

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Yan Yajuan

Maid

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Chen Bingzhen

Maid

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Jin Rongxuan

Maid

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Chen Shengyuan

Maid

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Chen Qianru

Maid

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Zhang Lingling

Maid

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Zhao Minru

Maid

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Tang Tianrui

Maid

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Chen Wangquan

Traditional Chinese Physician

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Chen Zhijia

Traditional Chinese Physician

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Huang Yueshun

Traditional Chinese Physician

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Huang Jianrong

Traditional Chinese Physician

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Zhang Yizhen

Musician

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Ma Junren

Musician

Cheng Ya-Hsin

Musician

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Qiu Yixing

Musician

Li Meng-Hsueh

Musician

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Wang Hanzhe

Musician

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Chen Yishan

Musician

Yang Jipo

Musician

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Chen Yingchun

Musician

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Aleksandar Stamatov

Musician

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Zhan Shuhan

Maiko

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Xu Haojun

Maiko

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Chiu Tzu-Chi

Maiko

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Cheng Xinyi

Maiko

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Zou Yinglin

Maiko

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Qiu Yuxuan

Maiko

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Li Weilun

Maiko

Original Soundtrack

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> The truth determines our actions. I found this film when it was listed in the BBC news' top 20 films of the 2015. This film topped the chart, then how can I just ignore which is my prime world news feed. The fun part was I saw a South Korean film called 'Assassination' believed to be this, but very I soon realised the mistake. Anyhow, I loved the Korean film that I reviewed a couple of moths ago on this same blog. Finally, I managed to see this Mandarin film, but it was not anything like I've been expecting. Critically acclaimed film, but commercially failed because of the slow narrati…

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