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Aug 5, 2010 · Synopsis: A female assassin retires after killing a monk she had fallen in love with and marries a seemingly ordinary man, hoping to lead a peaceful family life. But her husband is actually the son...
Reign of Assassins is a 2010 wuxia film directed by Su Chao-pin and co-directed by John Woo. The film is shot in China and set during the Ming Dynasty . The film stars Michelle Yeoh , who plays an assassin who tries to return to a normal life after being counseled by a monk.
The director, Su Chao-pin, takes his time to establish and flesh out the main characters and their back-stories, rather than having the usual two-dimensional “good master versus bad master” of other films in the genre.
Feb 15, 2013 · Director: Su Chao-pin, co-directed by John Woo. Writer: Su Chao-pin. Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Wang Xueqi, Barbie Hsu, Shawn Yue, Kelly Lin, Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Yiyan, Leon Dai. Year: 2010. Runtime: 117 minutes. BBFC: Country: China
Su Chao-pin on IFFR. Reign of Assassins. A return to old-style wuxia as seen revived in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Su’s ambition to create an original masterpiece is clear in the film’s. Signals: Water Tiger Inn.
Writer: Reign of Assassins. Chao-Bin Su is known for Reign of Assassins (2010), Silk (2006) and Parallel World (2023).
Although Reign of Assassins is widely known as a John Woo production, it was written and directed by Taiwan’s Su Chao-pin. The film shifts the focus back onto human relationships, marking a return to the well-trodden path of old-style wuxia films.
