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The Assassin

6.419672h 1mMovieActionDrama

Yu is a swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with another patriot sets him back on the road to bloody, brutal vengeance.

DirectorChang Cheh
WriterChang Cheh
ProducerRun Run Shaw

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Cast · Directed by Chang Cheh

JYJimmy Wang Yu
Jimmy Wang Yu
Nie Zheng
LCLisa Chiao Chiao
Lisa Chiao Chiao
Xia Ying
LHLi Hsiang-Chun
Li Hsiang-Chun
Nie Rong
CSChiu Sam-Yin
Chiu Sam-Yin
Concubine Zhao
HTHuang Tsung-Hsun
Huang Tsung-Hsun
Premier Han Kui
TFTien Feng
Tien Feng
Official Yen Chung Tzu
CPChang Pei-Shan
Chang Pei-Shan
Xu Shi
CLCheng Lui
Cheng Lui
Du Po
LJLin Jing
Lin Jing
Zheng's Mother
FMFang Mian
Fang Mian
Master Wu Ji
CLCliff Lok
Cliff Lok
Han Emperor
WKWang Kuang-Yu
Wang Kuang-Yu
Xi Yuan

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More from Lisa Chiao Chiao · Co-star actress

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1988 · 7.1
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1976
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1969 · 6.6
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1998 · 6.6
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More from Chang Cheh · Director

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1974 · 7.2
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1972 · 7.1
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1984 · 6.1
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