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The Assassin

2015 wuxia film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien
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The Assassin

Summary

The Assassin is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Assassin received the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[3].
  • The Assassin's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Assassin's director is recorded as Hou Hsiao-Hsien[5].
  • The Assassin's screenwriter is recorded as Chu Tien-wen[6].
  • The Assassin's screenwriter is recorded as Hou Hsiao-Hsien[7].
  • The Assassin's composer is recorded as Lim Giong[8].
  • The Assassin's genre is recorded as martial arts film[9].
  • The Assassin's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Shu Qi[11].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Chang Chen[12].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Zhou Yun[13].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Satoshi Tsumabuki[14].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Ni Dahong[15].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Jiang Wen[16].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Xu Fan[17].
  • The Assassin's cast member is recorded as Jacques Picoux[18].
  • The Assassin's producer is recorded as Liao Ching-sung[19].
  • The Assassin's director of photography is recorded as Mark Lee Ping Bin[20].
  • The Assassin's IMDb ID is recorded as tt3508840[21].
  • The Assassin's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Standard Chinese[22].
  • The Assassin's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • The Assassin's review score is recorded as 80%[24].
  • The Assassin's review score is recorded as 7.5/10[25].
  • The Assassin's review score is recorded as 82/100[26].
  • The Assassin's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Assassin's producer is recorded as Liao Ching-sung[19]. Its director is recorded as Hou Hsiao-Hsien[5]. Screenwriters include Chu Tien-wen[6] and Hou Hsiao-Hsien[7]. Cast members include Shu Qi[11], Chang Chen[12], Zhou Yun[13], Satoshi Tsumabuki[14], Ni Dahong[15], and Jiang Wen[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +2015-08-27T00:00:00Z[28], +2015-08-28T00:00:00Z[29], +2016-06-30T00:00:00Z[30], and +2015-10-16T00:00:00Z[31]. The Assassin's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Standard Chinese[22]. Genres include martial arts film[9] and drama film[10].

Reception

The Assassin received the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[3]. Reviews include 80%[24], 7.5/10[25], and 82/100[26].

Why It Matters

The Assassin ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Assassin receive?

Honors received include Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

film Hong Kong Hou Hsiao-Hsien Netflix People's Republic of China Shu Qi Taiwan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . goldenhorse.org.tw. goldenhorse.org.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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