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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Assassin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9342379 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Assassin Context triple: [Chang Chen, notableWork, The Assassin]
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A.
The Assassin
The Assassin is the alternative title of "Venetian Bird," a 1952 British film noir thriller directed by Ralph Thomas and set against the backdrop of postwar Venice.
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B.
Assassin
Assassin is a rapper known for his energetic delivery and collaborations within the hip-hop and dancehall scenes.
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C.
Assassin
Assassin is a stand-up comedy special by Margaret Cho known for its sharp political satire and candid social commentary.
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D.
The Just Assassins
The Just Assassins is a 1949 play by Albert Camus that dramatizes the moral and political dilemmas of Russian revolutionaries debating the ethics of political violence.
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E.
The Assassin’s Dagger
"The Assassin’s Dagger" is an instrumental track from the Season 1 Game of Thrones soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, evoking the tense, ominous atmosphere surrounding the show’s early political intrigues and covert violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Assassin Target entity description: 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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A.
The Assassin
The Assassin is the alternative title of "Venetian Bird," a 1952 British film noir thriller directed by Ralph Thomas and set against the backdrop of postwar Venice.
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B.
Assassin
Assassin is a rapper known for his energetic delivery and collaborations within the hip-hop and dancehall scenes.
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C.
Assassin
Assassin is a stand-up comedy special by Margaret Cho known for its sharp political satire and candid social commentary.
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D.
The Just Assassins
The Just Assassins is a 1949 play by Albert Camus that dramatizes the moral and political dilemmas of Russian revolutionaries debating the ethics of political violence.
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E.
The Assassin’s Dagger
"The Assassin’s Dagger" is an instrumental track from the Season 1 Game of Thrones soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, evoking the tense, ominous atmosphere surrounding the show’s early political intrigues and covert violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taiwanese film
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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
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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
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Well Go USA Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Huang Chih-chia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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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
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meditative pacing ⓘ minimal dialogue ⓘ visually stunning cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Classical Chinese
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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
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Sil-Metropole Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 105 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Chu Tien-wen
NERFINISHED
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Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED ⓘ Hsieh Hai-meng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Assassin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.