The Assassin

The Assassin 2015

刺客聂隐娘 cìkè niè yǐn niáng

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.

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6.14 Advanced Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 80%

Cast

Shu Qi Shu Qi Nie Yinniang Chang Chen Chang Chen Tian Ji'an Zhou Yun Zhou Yun Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger Satoshi Tsumabuki Satoshi Tsumabuki Mirror Polisher Ni Dahong Ni Dahong Nie Feng Yong Mei Yong Mei Lady Nie Tian Lei Zhenyu Lei Zhenyu Tian Xing Nikki Hsieh Nikki Hsieh Huji Ethan Juan Ethan Juan Xia Jing Sheu Fang-Yi Sheu Fang-Yi Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun

Vocabulary

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昨日 昨日 zuó rì yesterday ∼HSK 1
本影 本影 běn yǐng umbra ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
月事 月事 yuè shì menses; menstruation; a woman's periods ∼HSK 1
小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
每年 每年 měi nián every year; each year; yearly ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
中天 中天 zhōng tiān culmination (astronomy) ∼HSK 1
重病 重病 zhòng bìng serious illness ∼HSK 1
视 視 shì look at, inspect, observe, see ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
中风 中風 zhòng fēng to suffer a paralyzing stroke ∼HSK 1
笄年 笄年 jī nián beginning of maturity (of a girl) ∼HSK 1
翌年 翌年 yì nián the following year; the next year ∼HSK 1
庶出 庶出 shù chū born of a concubine (rather than of the wife) ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
驿站 驛站 yì zhàn relay station for post horses (old) ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
嗣子 嗣子 sì zǐ heir; adopted son ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
茶 茶 chá tea; tea plant HSK 1
南 南 nán south HSK 1
没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
国 國 guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national HSK 1
东 東 dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord HSK 1
七 七 qī seven; 7 HSK 1
左 左 Zuǒ surname Zuo HSK 1
累 累 lěi to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]); continuous; repeated HSK 1
风 風 fēng wind; news; style; custom; manner HSK 1
常 常 cháng always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant HSK 1
教 教 jiào religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell HSK 1
热 熱 rè to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent HSK 1
白 白 bái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera HSK 1
十 十 shí ten; 10 HSK 1
六 六 liù six; 6 HSK 1
飞 飛 fēi to fly HSK 1
哪里 哪裏 nǎ lǐ where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里 HSK 1
元 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon HSK 1
记得 記得 jì de to remember HSK 1
明白 明白 míng bai clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize HSK 1