The Assassin's thrilling visuals mark a fresh highlight for director Hsiao-hsien Hou, even if its glacial pace may keep some viewers at arm's length.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Hsiao-hsien Hou -
Screenwriter -
Cheng Ah , T'ien-wen Chu , Hsiao-hsien Hou , Hai-Meng Hsieh -
Distributor -
Well Go USA -
Production Co -
Media Asia Films Ltd. [hk] , Sil-Metropole Organisation , Central Motion Pictures Corporation -
Genre -
Action , Drama -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 16, 2015, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 26, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$632.5K -
Runtime -
1h 45m