Directed by:
Hsiao-Hsien HouCinematography:
Mark LeeComposer:
Giong LimCast:
Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ethan Juan, Dahong Ni, Wen Jiang, Fan Xu, Chun Shih, Shao-Huai Chang, Nikki Hsieh, Holly Weston, Mei Yong, Fang MeiVOD (2)
Plots(1)
9th century China. A 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yinniang (Shu Qi) is abducted by a nun who initiates her in 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. From the critically acclaimed director Hou Hsiao-Hsien comes an exquisite and captivating tale of love, death and the importance of honour. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Qi Shu
Taiwan
Best movies:
My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006)
The Transporter (2002)
If You Are the One (2008)
Chen Chang
Taiwan
Best movies:
Red Cliff: Part II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
Dune (2021)
Yun Zhou
China
Best movies:
The Sun Also Rises (2007)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Japan
Best movies:
It's Only Talk (2005)
Tokyo Family (2013)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Ethan Juan
Taiwan
Best movies:
Swordsmen (2011)
Love (2012)
The Eight Hundred (2020)
Dahong Ni
China
Best movies:
To Live (1994)
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
The Message (2009)
Wen Jiang
China
Best movies:
Hibiscus Town (1986)
Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Fan Xu
China
Best movies:
Full Circle (2012)
A World Without Thieves (2004)
After Shock (2010)
Chun Shih
China
Best movies:
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Dragon Inn (1967)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Shao-Huai Chang
Taiwan
Best movies:
Extravagant Challenge (2011) (series)
The Great Buddha + (2017)
One Mile Above (2011)
Nikki Hsieh
Taiwan
Best movies:
When Wolf Falls in Love with Sheep (2012)
It Started with a Kiss (2005) (series)
The Scoundrels (2018)
Holly Weston
UK
Best movies:
The Danish Girl (2015)
John Carter (2012)
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Mei Yong
China
Best movies:
So Long, My Son (2019)
Ocean Heaven (2010)
After Shock (2010)
Fang Mei
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dust in the Wind (1986)
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
Taipei Story (1985)