Any time an Asian filmmaker who is primarily known for romantic and moody pictures steps out of their genre to do a martial arts movie, it usually tends to be an outright masterpiece and The Assassin looks to be no different. Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, the man behind such gorgeous films as Millennium Mambo and Flowers of Shanghai, The Assassin just might be his best picture yet.
The Assassin is not showing in any theaters in the area.