Drama Action History
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.
Directed by
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Shu Qi
Nie Yinniang
Satoshi Tsumabuki
The Mirror Polisher
Zuo Xiaoqing
Taoist Nun
Chang Chen
Tian Ji'an
Ni Dahong
Nie Feng
Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
Yong Mei
Yinniang's Mother
Jack Kao
Yuan Yi
Nikki Hsieh
Concubine Huji
Xu Fan
The Nun
Leon Dai
Tian Xu
Zhou Yun
Lord Tian Ji'an's Wife
Shih Chun
Old Herb Picker
Sheu Fang-Yi
Jiaxin
Mei Fang
Nie Feng's Mother
Shao-Huai Chang
Chiang Nu
Hsin-Yu Ling
Jacques Picoux
Lady Tian's Teacher
Lei Zhenyu
Tien Xing

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