Where can I watch The Assassin in Persian?
The Assassin streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran buy in USDT, with no VPN, at ktime.app/fa/iran/buy, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2015 history film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, France. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of November 2026.
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, this 2015 history film carries an IMDb rating of 6.3.
Synopsis
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
Cast & crew
The Assassin is a 2015 history film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, France. It was directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The cast is led by Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun. It runs 105 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast
- Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ni Dahong, Yong Mei, Lei Zhenyu, Nikki Hsieh
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, France
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genre
- History, Action & Adventure