Assassin

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Sean Longmore) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

Shanghai, 1932. Occupied and on the brink of war. Elite fighter Mubai is recruited for a top-secret assassination and thrown into brutal battle against the Japanese military machine. Hunted through city streets and enemy strongholds, Mubai fights his way through ambushes, explosions and brutal close-quarters combat to reach a single target that could change history.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Interview with action director Su Guan
• Introduction by producer and action film expert Mike Leeder
• 16-page booklet with essay by film writer Frankie Balboa
• English subtitles