The Assassin
August 27, 2015
105 minutes
6.4
DramaActionHistory

The Assassin

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.

Trailer
Cast
Chang Chen
(Tian Ji'an)
Shu Qi
(Nie Yinniang)
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)
Tien Pi-Hua
(Tian Xing's Wife)
Wang I-Yuan
(Tian Xing's Son)
Michael Chang
(Jiang Shize)
Leon Dai
(Tian Xu)
Jack Kao
(Yuan Yi)
Sun Pei
(Madam Yuan Yi)
Tsang Chi-Liang
(Hou Zang)
Chao Yang-Chiang
(Luo Bin)
Liu Fu-Hsueh
(Cao Jun)
Ting Yang-Shih
(Tan Zhong)
Mo Chung-Yuan
(Lao Xia)
Tseng Han-Shou
(Ya Jiang)
Ho Hsin-Yi
(Messenger)
Sung Ling-Sheng
(Judge)
Shu Kuo-Chih
(Secretary)
Shioli Kutsuna
(Mirror Polisher's Wife)
Shih Chun
(Old Herb Picker)
Zhang Yimin
(8-Year-Old Nie Yinniang)
Li Chen-An
(8-Year-Old Nie Yinniang)
Jiang Yu
(13-Year-Old Nie Yinniang)
Xie Ruyin
(13-Year-Old Nie Yinniang)
Guo Baijun
(Little Tian Ji'an)
Hannah Ring
(Yuan Yi's Daughter)
Zhang Tingyi
(Tian Huaijian (Tian Ji'an's Son))
Zhang Tingxuan
(Tian Huaili (Tian Ji'an's Son))
Ke Qiyou
(Tian Huaixun (Tian Ji'an's Son))
Shen Menglong
(High Official)
Huang Jin
(High Official's Concubine)
Yan Junlin
(High Official)
Wang Jiayu
(Child)
Xu Wei
(Eunuch)
Zhou Tong
(Eunuch)
Cui Xiaodong
(Eunuch)
Miao Libiao
(Retainer)
Bai Qilong
(Retainer)
Li Defei
(Retainer)
Lü Ming
(Retainer)
Zhang Zhenhua
(Retainer)
Tang Hsiang-Chu
(Retainer)
Liu Cheng-Chuan
(Retainer)
Liu Cheng-Hsun
(Retainer)
Zhang Yikui
(Soldier)
Liu Xinli
(Soldier)
Liu Jiongliang
(Soldier)
Liu Qingzhong
(Soldier)
Lai Zheming
(Soldier)
Wang Wei-Liu
(Servant)
Li Yuming
(Wet Nurse)
Ye Yijun
(Wet Nurse)
Huang Sulian
(Wet Nurse)
Hong Yishan
(Wet Nurse)
Xu Huini
(Wet Nurse)
Song Yilian
(Wet Nurse)
Chen Yiya
(Wet Nurse)
Lin Qiaozhen
(Wet Nurse)
Ding Huachong
(Camp Follower)
Sun Xianbo
(Camp Follower)
Wu Jen-Ya
(Camp Follower)
Vicky Wei
(Jiacheng's Lady-in-Waiting)
Zhu Fengying
(Lady-in-Waiting)
Wang Wenyan
(Lady-in-Waiting)
Guo Wenzhu
(Lady-in-Waiting)
Li Shujun
(Lady-in-Waiting)
Zhou Huiping
(Maid)
Yan Yajuan
(Maid)
Chen Bingzhen
(Maid)
Jin Rongxuan
(Maid)
Chen Shengyuan
(Maid)
Chen Qianru
(Maid)
Zhang Lingling
(Maid)
Zhao Minru
(Maid)
Tang Tianrui
(Maid)
Chen Wangquan
(Traditional Chinese Physician)
Chen Zhijia
(Traditional Chinese Physician)
Huang Yueshun
(Traditional Chinese Physician)
Huang Jianrong
(Traditional Chinese Physician)
Zhang Yizhen
(Musician)
Ma Junren
(Musician)
Cheng Ya-Hsin
(Musician)
Qiu Yixing
(Musician)
Li Meng-Hsueh
(Musician)
Wang Hanzhe
(Musician)
Chen Yishan
(Musician)
Yang Jipo
(Musician)
Chen Yingchun
(Musician)
Aleksandar Stamatov
(Musician)
Zhan Shuhan
(Maiko)
Xu Haojun
(Maiko)
Chiu Tzu-Chi
(Maiko)
Cheng Xinyi
(Maiko)
Zou Yinglin
(Maiko)
Qiu Yuxuan
(Maiko)
Li Weilun
(Maiko)