Taiwan's NDF to back Hou Hsiao-hsien's Assassin

By 2008-08-18T10:59:00

The script is based on a fantastical Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D.) short story about female assassin Nie Yinniang who can conjure horses out of folded paper and transform her hairpin into a flying spear. Hou has stated that the film will be more in the style of Japanese animator Hayao ...

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