The Assassin

Name: The Assassin
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 2015

2015

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

2015·Not Rated· Taiwan

Taiwan,

Hong Kong, China

China

Award tierGold

Metascore

A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.

Cast

Chang Chen·Shu Qi·Satoshi Tsumabuki·Yun Zhou

Producers

Yiqi Chen·Hong-Tat Cheung·Tai-Chiang Gou·Hsiao-Hsien Hou·Wen-Ying Huang

Languages

Mandarin

Major Awards

4 wins · 3 nominations

Wins (4)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2015)

Cannes Soundtrack Award

Giong Lim

Best Picture

Asian Film Awards (2016)

Best Film

Golden Horse Film Festival (2015)

Best Feature Film

Best Director

Cannes Film Festival (2015)

Best Director

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Nominations (3)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2015)

Palme d'Or

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (2016)

Best Film not in the English Language

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Golden Horse Film Festival (2015)

Best Film Editing

Ching-Sung Liao