Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- 刺客聶隱娘
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- zh
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Revenue
- $12.0M
Where to watch free (US)
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
Production Companies
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Media Asia Films
Central Motion Picture Corporation
