The Assassin (2015) aka Nie yin niang - Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki

The Assassin (2015) aka Nie yin niang
Action, Drama
The film is set during the mighty Tang Dynasty-period in Chinese history. Nie Yinniang returns to family after several years in exile. The mission of her order is to eliminate the tyrany of the Governors who avoid the authority of the Emperor. Now she will have to choose between sacrificing the man she loves, or break definitively with the "order of the Assassins". Written by Martin Matevosyan

Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writers: Cheng Ah (screenplay) (as Zhong Acheng) , T'ien-wen Chu (screenwriter)
Stars: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki