The assassin = Ci ke Nie Yinniang
(DVD)
Contributors
Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947- film director,
Acheng, 1949- screenwriter.
Zhu, Tianwen, screenwriter.
Xie, Haimeng, 1986- screenwriter.
Tong, Zixian, film producer.
Acheng, 1949- screenwriter.
Zhu, Tianwen, screenwriter.
Xie, Haimeng, 1986- screenwriter.
Tong, Zixian, film producer.
Published
Plano, Texas : Well Go USA Entertainment, [2016].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Assassin
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Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD Assassin
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Southside - Media
DVD Assassin
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DVD Assassin
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Published
Plano, Texas : Well Go USA Entertainment, [2016].
Language
chi
UPC
812491016718, 00812491016718
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
General Note
Loosely based on the late 9th century martial arts story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing.
General Note
Widescreen (1.78:1).
General Note
Special features: behind the scenes (featurette) and trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Li Pingbin ; editors, Liao Qingsong, Huang Zhijia ; art director and costume desinger, Huang Wenying ; composer, Lin Qiang.
Participants/Performers
Shu Qi, Zhang Zhen, Tsumabuki Satoshi, Zhou Yun, Ni Dahong, Yong Mei, Lei Zhenyu, Xie Xinying, Ruan Jingtian.
Description
This take on the traditional wuxia film, set in 9th century China, centers on Nie Yinniang, a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts to be an assassin who is directed to slay corrupt government officials. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth with orders to kill her betrothed husband-to-be and she will have to choose between sacrificing the man she loves, or break definitively with the 'Order of the Assassins.'
System Details
DVD format.
Language
Mandarin dialogue with optional English, French, and Chinese (simplified and traditional) subtitles.
Subjects
LC Subjects