The Assassin
The wicked shall die.

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DVD Features:
- Run Time: 1 hours, 46 minutes
- Video: Color
- Released: January 26, 2016
- Originally Released: 2016
- Label: Well Go USA
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Note: Behind the scenes
- Trailer
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
- Audio:
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Mandarin
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - Mandarin
- Subtitles - English, French
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Shu Qi, Chen Chang, Yun Zhou & Satoshi Tsumabuki | |
Directed by | Hsiao-hsien Hou | |
Composition by | Giong Lim | |
Director of Photography: | Mark Lee Ping-bing |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
The Assassin is undeniably one of the most beautiful-looking films to come out all year - however fans of interesting characters, cinematic thrills and coherent narratives should look elsewhere.
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One Room With A View
Much like Wong with The Grandmaster, Hou has made a martial arts film that is more of a personal statement than a genre piece, but his style suits the genre surprisingly well and certainly makes its mark in martial arts cinema.
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VCinema
Combining Hou's patient, observant style with a historical martial arts tale, the film is a fascinating hybrid of craft, genre and story.
Los Angeles Times
You're not likely to see a better film this year.
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Nashville Scene
The Assassin" is a gorgeous film, artfully structured, that bares however, little semblance to the wuxia genre, apart from the era it takes place.
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Asian Movie Pulse
Rating: 3/5 --
At the end of the day, The Assassin represents a work of art rather than a martial arts film, which predominately relies on its beauty to dazzle its audience.
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Flick Feast
THE ASSASSIN is a stately action movie, graceful and slow-moving, with bursts of smoothly choreographed violence.
New York Times
Product Description:
Set in 9th-century China during the Tang Dynasty, a general's daughter (Qi Shu) who had been abducted as a child and trained by a nun in the martial arts, returns to her birthplace after thirteen years to kill the governor (Chen Chang) to whom she was once slated to marry. But first, she must confront her parents and her long-simmering repressed feelings in her struggle to decide whether to kill her former love or betray her orders as a righteous assassin.
Keywords:
Action
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Martial Arts
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Vengeance
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Assassination
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Period Piece
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Ninjas
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Friendships
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China
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Swords & Sorcery
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Training
Product Info
- UPC: 812491016718
- Shipping Weight: 0.17/lbs (approx)
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