Movie

The Assassin

1993 · 78 min

A brooding, fast-paced martial-arts tragedy where tender memories collide with brutal, bloody vengeance.

Overview: A poor farmer who loves a woman he is forbidden to associate with becomes a hardened mercenary, and is hired by a local warlord as a professional assassin. Years later, he runs into his old love and begins to question his violent past
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and romantic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, love, violence, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
love
violence
identity
redemption
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild