While Yinniang stalks her target, she observes the corruption and instability within Tian Ji’an’s court, including a voodoo-like conspiracy involving his mistress and a mysterious masked warrior.
She returns to her master, Jiaxin, to declare her defiance. After a brief, symbolic duel, Yinniang walks away from the life of a "sacred assassin." She reunites with a humble mirror polisher she met during her travels and disappears into the vast landscape. Blu-ray Technical Details (2016 Release) The Assassin (Blu-ray Review) The Assassin HD 2016 Bluray 1080p
The central conflict begins when Yinniang fails a mission because she refuses to kill a target in front of his young child. To punish her "mercy" and harden her resolve, her master sends her back to her home province of with a ruthless task: assassinate her cousin and first love, the military governor Tian Ji’an (Chang Chen). Key Story Beats While Yinniang stalks her target, she observes the