The Assassin is loosely based on the late ninth-century martial arts story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing, a core text in Chinese swordsmanship and wuxia fiction.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Action, Drama, History |
Country: | China, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
Produced By: | Kuen Lin, Tai-Chiang Gou, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Stephen Shin, Yue Ren, Tzu-Hsien Tung, Peter Lam, Hong Tat Cheung, Yi-Qi Chen, Stanley Tong, Wen-Ying Huang, Ching-Song Liao |
Directed By: | Hsiao-Hsien Hou |
Written By: | Hai-Meng Hsieh, Xing Pei, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Cheng Ah, T'Ien-Wen Chu |
Cast: | Nikki Hsin-Ying Hsieh, Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Yun Zhou, Shao-Huai Chang, Chun Shih, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ethan Juan, Jacques Picoux, Zhen Yu Lei, Dahong Ni, Fang-Yi Sheu, Mei Yong, Fang Mei |
In Theaters: | Aug 27, 2015 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Production: | Central Motion Pictures Corporation, China Dream Film Culture Industry, Media Asia Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation, SpotFilms, Zhejiang Huace Film & TV |
Budget: | $15,000,000 |
Box Office: | $632,542 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |