---
title: 'The Assassin (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hou Hsiao-Hsien'
released: '2015-08-27'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Taiwan'
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assassin-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3508840/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Assassin (2015)

2015 · 105 min · Drama, Action · Taiwan, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Original title: 刺客聶隱娘

## Synopsis

The Assassin (刺客聂隐娘) is a 2015 wuxia film co-written and directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen. A Taiwanese–Chinese–Hong Kong international co-production, the film is loosely based on the ninth-century Chinese short story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien)
- **Screenplay:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien), [Chu Tʻien-wen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chu-t-ien-wen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lim Giong](https://cinepixo.com/people/lim-giong)
- **Producer:** [Liao Ching-sung](https://cinepixo.com/people/liao-ching-sung)
- **Editor:** [Liao Ching-sung](https://cinepixo.com/people/liao-ching-sung)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Lee Ping Bin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lee-ping-bin)

## Cast

- [Chang Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chang-chen)
- [Jacques Picoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-picoux)
- [Xu Fan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xu-fan)
- [Ni Dahong](https://cinepixo.com/people/ni-dahong)
- [Jiang Wen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiang-wen)
- [Zhou Yun](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhou-yun)
- [Satoshi Tsumabuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/satoshi-tsumabuki)
- [Shu Qi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shu-qi)

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