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Cast & Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Satoshi Tsumabuki
As Mirror Polisher
Shu Qi
As Nie Yinniang
Jack Kao
As Yuan Yi
Leon Dai
As Tian Xu
Chang Chen
As Tian Ji'an
Ni Dahong
As Nie Feng
Xu Fan
As The Nun

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In 9th century China, a 10-year-old girl named Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who trains her in martial arts and transforms her into an exceptional assassin. Nie Yinniang is tasked with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors, but when she fails in a mission, she is sent back to her birthplace to kill the man she was promised to marry - her cousin Tian Ji'an, who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, Nie Yinniang must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings while facing a difficult choice: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.

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The Assassin was released in theaters on October 9, 2015.