Reign of Assassins

Reign of Assassins
Chinese film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劍雨
Simplified Chinese剑雨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiàn Yǔ
Directed bySu Chao-pin
John Woo
Written bySu Chao-pin
Produced byJohn Woo
Terence Chang
Ivy Zhong
Tina Shi
Lorraine Hoh
Starring
CinematographyHorace Wong
Cheung Man-po
Lai Yiu-fai
Ng Man-ching
Ng Man-juen
Edited byCheung Ka-fai
Music byPeter Kam
Production
company
Lion Rock Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) (China)[1]
  • October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) (Hong Kong)
  • October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10) (Taiwan)
Running time
117 minutes[2]
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
Taiwan
LanguageMandarin
Budget$14 million[3]
Box office$13.4 million[4]

Reign of Assassins[5][6] is a 2010 wuxia film directed by Su Chao-pin and co-directed by John Woo. The film is shot in China and set during the Ming Dynasty. The film stars Michelle Yeoh, who plays an assassin who tries to return to a normal life after being counseled by a monk. After saving her husband and herself from robbers, she attracts the attention of her former assassin gang.

The film began production on October 30 and was shot in China and Taiwan. While shooting, John Woo was on set continually advising director Su Chao-pin, which led to Woo being credited as a co-director. On September 3, 2010, Reign of Assassins had its premiere at the 67th annual Venice Film Festival, where it met acclaim from critics. It premiered in China on September 28, 2010, and was purchased by The Weinstein Company for North American release rights and by Lionsgate for United Kingdom release rights.

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  4. ^ "Jianyu (Reign of Assassins)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Napolitano, Dean (August 31, 2010). "Venice:Film Festival: Ten Movies to See – Speakeasy". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
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