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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.Read moreLess
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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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
Ethan JuanXia Jing
Sheu Fang-YiPrincess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Jacques PicouxKongkonger
Mei FangNie Feng's MotherExplore the crew
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Screenplay
- Chu Tien-Wen
- Editor
- Liao Ching-sung
- Screenplay
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Producer
- Song Dai
- Producer
- Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan
- Director of Photography
- Mark Lee Ping-Bing
- Editor
- Huang Chih-chia
- Screenplay
- Zhong A-Cheng
- Producer
- Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
- Screenplay
- Hsieh Hai-Meng
- Original Music Composer
- Lim Giong
- Producer
- Chen Yiqi