Reign of the Assassins (2010) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese –        剑雨
Title in Pinyin – Jian Yu

Genre – Kung Fu, action

Subject/theme – The effect of the 1975 Tang Shan earthquake on a family

Language – Mandarin

Region – China

Release Dates
China – 28^th September 2010
Kong Kong – 7^th October 2010
Taiwan – 10^th October

Movie runtime – 117 minutes

Director – Su Chao-Bin

Cast & Roles Played
Michelle Yeoh – Drizzle and later Zeng Jing, a retired assassin
Kelly Lin – Xi Yu
Jung Woo-sung – Jiang Ah-sheng, Drizzle’s husband
Shawn Yue – Lei Bin, an assassin for the Darkstone gang
Barbie Hsu – Turquoise, nymphomaniac and assassin for the Darkstone gang
Wang Xueqi – Wheel King, leader of the Darkstone gang
Leon Dai – the Magician, assassin for the Darkstone gang
Li Zhonghan – Wisdom, a monk who taught Drizzle and was then killed by her

Story
During the MIng Dynastry a gang of assassins sends one of their members, Drizzle, kill a prime minister and steal the mystical remains of a blessed monk that he possesses.  Drizzle kills the minister and steals the remains but retires from assassination after her encounter with a monk. She changes her appearance and starts life as cloth seller and marries a messenger.

Years later her identity is discovered by the gang who capture her and the plot develops Drizzle and her fighting with assassins from the gang.

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