Director: Zhou Jiuqin
Assassination, distributed internationally as Assassination: 1932, is a 2025 Chinese action drama directed by Zhou Jiuqin. The film runs roughly 140 minutes and unfolds in Shanghai during the early 1930s, a period marked by a growing Japanese military presence in the city.
What is Assassination about?
The story takes place in Shanghai in 1932. A figure connected to an organized resistance network and a man drawn from the city's criminal underworld find their paths converging around a single objective: a plan directed at a Japanese military strategist operating in the region. As the two coordinate, the film moves between crowded thoroughfares, back rooms, and tense standoffs, tracking how the operation is prepared and how quickly circumstances can shift once it is set in motion. The narrative frames the wider historical backdrop of occupation-era Shanghai as the setting for a tightly focused action plot, following the participants through mounting complications, shifting loyalties, and the practical hazards of carrying out a high-risk mission in a heavily watched city.
Cast & crew
The cast is led by Wang Ming and Ray Lui, alongside Cheng Qi, Jin Long, and Elton Tang. Zhou Jiuqin directs. The ensemble is drawn from Chinese-language cinema, and the production is a Chinese feature. Performers are listed here by their Latin-script names as credited internationally.
Context & significance
Assassination: 1932 is a Chinese production set during the era of Japanese military activity in Shanghai in the early 1930s. It belongs to the period action-drama tradition, using a historical setting as the backdrop for a mission-driven plot rather than as a documentary account. On K-Time the title carries a Persian-dubbed audio track, letting Farsi-speaking viewers follow the film in Persian. Its listed IMDb rating is 6.2, and the runtime is about 140 minutes.
Where & how to watch
You can stream Assassination on K-Time after signing in with a free K-Time account. This page is free to read without logging in; watching the film requires the account login. K-Time is built for the Iranian diaspora with a Farsi-first experience, and this title includes a Persian-dubbed audio option so you can watch it dubbed into Persian.