The Assassin
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A ninth-century assassin in Tang dynasty China is tasked with killing the man she was once betrothed to, forcing a choice between duty and love.
Why watch: Every frame a silk painting come to life.
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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
Lei Zhenyu as Tian Xing
Nikki Hsieh as Huji
Ethan Juan as Xia Jing
Sheu Fang-Yi as Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Jacques Picoux as Kongkonger
Mei Fang as Nie Feng's Mother
Tien Pi-Hua as Tian Xing's Wife
Wang I-Yuan as Tian Xing's Son
Michael Chang as Jiang Shize
Crew
Hou Hsiao-hsien — Director
Chu Tien-Wen — Screenplay
Hou Hsiao-hsien — Screenplay
Hsieh Hai-Meng — Screenplay
Zhong A-Cheng — Screenplay
Song Dai — Producer
Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan — Producer
Chen Yiqi — Producer
Peter Lam Kin-Ngok — Producer
Hou Hsiao-hsien — Executive Producer
Liao Ching-sung — Executive Producer
Ren Yue — Co-Producer
Stephen Shin Kei-Yin — Co-Producer
Mark Lee Ping-Bing — Director of Photography
Liao Ching-sung — Editor
Huang Chih-chia — Editor
Huang Wen-ying — Production Design
Weng Ding-yang — Art Direction
Huang Wen-ying — Costume Design
Lim Giong — Original Music Composer
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