The Assassin

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The Assassin is a 2015 Taiwanese wuxia film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, acclaimed for its visually stunning, meditative take on the martial arts genre.

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instanceOf Taiwanese film
film
wuxia film
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director NERFINISHED
awardReceivedBy Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED
basedOn Nie Yinniang NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkType Tang dynasty short story
castMember Chang Chen NERFINISHED
Ethan Juan NERFINISHED
Nikki Hsieh NERFINISHED
Satoshi Tsumabuki NERFINISHED
Shu Qi NERFINISHED
Tuan Chun-yao NERFINISHED
Zhou Yun NERFINISHED
cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin Taiwan NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
director Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED
distributor SinoMovie (Taiwan) NERFINISHED
Well Go USA Entertainment NERFINISHED
editor Huang Chih-chia NERFINISHED
filmFormat 35 mm
genre historical drama
martial arts
wuxia
hasMainCharacter Nie Yinniang NERFINISHED
hasPosterCaption Theatrical release poster
leadActor Shu Qi NERFINISHED
musicBy Lim Giong NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus conflict between duty and emotion
notableFor art-house approach to wuxia
meditative pacing
minimal dialogue
visually stunning cinematography
originalLanguage Classical Chinese
Mandarin
premiereEvent 2015 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
premiereSection Cannes Film Festival main competition NERFINISHED
producer Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED
productionCompany Central Motion Picture Corporation NERFINISHED
Sil-Metropole Organisation NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2015
runningTime approximately 105 minutes
screenwriter Chu Tien-wen NERFINISHED
Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED
Hsieh Hai-meng NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
settingPlace China NERFINISHED

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Chang Chen notableWork The Assassin
Anthony Peckham wroteScreenplayFor The Assassin
Mark Lee Ping-bing workedOn The Assassin
Mark Lee Ping-bing notableWork The Assassin