The Assassin
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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.
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Cast
51 people
Jimmy Wang Yu
Nie Zheng
Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Lisa Chiao Chiao
Xia Ying
Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Police Story 2
Li Hsiang-Chun
Nie Rong
Also in
Dawn Will Come
Return of the Phoenix
Chiu Sam-Yin
Concubine Zhao
Also in
Golden Swallow
The Bells of Death
Huang Tsung-Hsun
Premier Han Kui
Known for
The Way of the Dragon
Fist of Fury
Tien Feng
Official Yen Chung Tzu
Known for
Fist of Fury
A Better Tomorrow
Chang Pei-Shan
Xu Shi
Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Cheng Lui
Du Po
Known for
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Lin Jing
Zheng's Mother
Known for
The Prodigal Son
Fang Mian
Master Wu Ji
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Cliff Lok
Han Emperor
Known for
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Wang Kuang-Yu
Xi Yuan
Known for
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Dragon Fist
Chang Cheh Director · Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren Composer Kuang Han-Lu Cinematographer
First release December 22, 1967 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Working title The Great Assassin
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
The Great Assassin
Working title
Languages
Original title
大刺客
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · December 22, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
August 3, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Türkiye
February 12, 1973 · Theatrical
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