The Assassin
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.
Genres
Drama, Action
Studio
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Language
zh
Status
Released
How The Assassin performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$12.0M
Gross Profit
−$3.0M
Return
0.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Nie Yinniang
Shu Qi
Nie Yinniang
Tian Ji'an
Chang Chen
Tian Ji'an
Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
Zhou Yun
Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
Mirror Polisher
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Mirror Polisher
Nie Feng
Ni Dahong
Nie Feng
Lady Nie Tian
Yong Mei
Lady Nie Tian
Tian Xing
Lei Zhenyu
Tian Xing
Huji
Nikki Hsieh
Huji
Xia Jing
Ethan Juan
Xia Jing
Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Sheu Fang-Yi
Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Kongkonger
Jacques Picoux
Kongkonger
Nie Feng's Mother
Mei Fang
Nie Feng's Mother
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