The Assassin
Sha ren zhe Tang Zhan
1993 · 1h 18m · Action, Fantasy · Hong Kong
A poor farmer who loves a woman he is forbidden to associate with becomes a hardened mercenary, and is hired by a local warlord as a professional assassin. Years later, he runs into his old love and begins to question his violent past
Directed by
Billy Chung Siu-hungWritten by
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk6.1Smart score
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