The Assassins

January 2013

(32)

Synopsis

In the year 198 BC, Cao Cao (CHOW YUN FAT), Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han Emperor under his wing, Cao crowns himself King of Wei. He built a magnificent Bronze Sparrow Island to symbolize his power and rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, young lovers Mu Shun (TAMAKI HIROSHI) and Ling Ju (CRYSTAL LIU YI FEI) are taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb, where they spend five cruel years together, training as assassins for a secret mission. In the year 220 BC astronomical signs predict dramatic change. As a result, Cao's son Cao Pi (QIU XIN ZHI) and Cao's followers urge Cao to become the new Emperor - but unknown and opposing forces plot against him. Starring international film legend Chow Yun-Fat, and created by the team behind gripping action dramas such as HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER and KILL BILL, THE ASSASSINS is a gripping, lush historical epic that mixes tragic romance with taut political drama.

Reviews

4.2

32 total

5 18

4 7

3 3

2 3

1 1

rhyan nunez

Spectacular! The best

Traylon Hall

Bad just bad

Jonathon Cummings

-.- No one got assassinated in this whole movie .... well anyone who mattered anyway lol

Sonia Reyes

Awesome! Like the story and action

Cast and credits

Actors	Chow Yun Fat, Yifei Liu, Hiroshi Tamaki
Producers	Lou Yi
Director	Linshan Zhao
Writers	Bin Wang

Additional information

Audio language

Chinese (Stereo)

Subtitles

English

Rental period

Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.

Run time

107 minutes

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