Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Starring Shu Qi · Chang Chen · Zhou Yun · Satoshi Tsumabuki
Original language: Mandarin
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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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- Shu QiNie Yinniang
- Chang ChenTian Ji'an
- Zhou YunLady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
- Satoshi TsumabukiMirror Polisher
- Ni DahongNie Feng
- Yong MeiLady Nie Tian
- Lei ZhenyuTian Xing
- Nikki HsiehHuji
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- Directed by
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Written by
- Chu Tien-Wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Hsieh Hai-Meng, Zhong A-Cheng
- Released
- 2015-08-27
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, France
