A Conversation with Hou Hsiao-Hsien - Director of 'The Assassin'

At the New York Film Festival press screening, Hou Hsiao-Hsien spoke with Dennis Lim about his new film "The Assassin" for which he won Best Director at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Filmed on location in Japan and on set in Taiwan, "The Assassin" centers on the story of Yinniang, who, abducted at age 10, is now a Tang Dynasty assassin dedicated to the art of killing until memory transforms her course of action. The Story Hou Hsiao-Hsien: “There is a lot of information from the Tang Dynasty -- tales, legends and novels. I first came across this story in college. I wanted to bring this realism into the film. The story...

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