Reign of Assassins (2010)
"Jianyu" (original title)

Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.

Director:

Chao-Bin Su

Writer:

Chao-Bin Su

Stars:

Michelle Yeoh, Woo-sung Jung, Xueqi Wang

2 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelle Yeoh	...	Zeng Jing
Woo-sung Jung	...	Jiang Ah-sheng
Xueqi Wang	...	Cao Feng, The Wheel King
Barbie Hsu	...	Ye Zhanqing (Turquoise)
Shawn Yue	...	Lei Bin
Xiaodong Guo	...	Zhang Renfeng
Yiyan Jiang	...	Tian Qingtong
Leon Dai	...	Lian Sheng, the Magician
Hee Ching Paw	...	Mrs. Cai
Chung-tien Wu	...	Killer Bear (as Matt Wu)
Shih-chieh Chin	...	Doctor Li (as Jin Shijie)
Pace Wu	...	Qing Jian (Kongdong Teal Sword)
Zonghan Li	...	Lu Zhu (Wisdom) (as Calvin Li)
Angeles Woo	...	Eater Bear
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
You Benchang	...	Monk Obsession

Storyline

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

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Plot Keywords:

wuxia | martial arts | sword fight

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [China] Official site [Japan]

Country:

China Taiwan Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

28 September 2010 (China)

Also Known As:

The Swordswoman's World

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Gallop Horse Film & TV Production, Media Asia Films, Zhejiang Dongyang Dragon Entertainment Venture Investment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Classic Chinese Wushu Movie

This review does not contain any spoilers.

As a born and bred Chinese, I have seen my share of Chinese Martial arts movies. The Reign of Assassins gave me the feeling of watching one of the great classics. It's story is not the most original, but it gives a nice background for the viewer to see the beautiful acting and action scenes. At times it's a love story at others a suspense flick with all the intrigue. The actors do a good job in conveying their emotions to the audience. Most of the characters get fleshed out, so your not only interested in the main characters. Story wise I have to say that some of the things were a bit confusing, but if you paid attention it all made sense.

The action scenes are plenty and well choreographed. The fighting was made believable, nothing was over the top. I especially liked how the action sometimes slows down just to show the viewer how things are done. This brings the action more to life and you actually notice all the small gestures the actors need to make in order to sway or dodge an attack.

Overall I liked the movie and I highly recommend fans of the genre to watch it. I surely enjoyed it.