The Assassins
2012 · 107 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 2,160 VOTES · DIR. Zhao Linshan
Overview
In the year 198, Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han Emperor under his wing, Cao crowns himself King of Wei. He built a magnificent Bronze Sparrow Island to symbolize his power and rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, young lovers Mu Shun and Ling Ju are taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb, where they spend five cruel years together, training as assassins for a secret mission. In the year 220 astronomical signs predict dramatic change. As a result, Cao's son Cao Pi and Cao's followers urge Cao to become the new Emperor - but unknown opposing forces plot against him.
Dialogue Timeline — 934 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:26 Season of Great Freeze.
00:06:37 everything they put us through was to kill one man
00:12:09 This... performance was quite a shock to me!
00:17:06 "C LAD IN SN OW"
00:21:59 Greetings, my lord.
00:24:37 the struggles between neighbors, that will stop.
00:31:39 My lord, you aren't hurt, are you?
00:35:30 Begin the feast.
00:38:29 Why isn't anyone eating?
00:41:24 And enemies like you are nothing short of an insult to me!
00:45:57 He tried to have the King of Wei killed.
00:52:05 If I'm not mistaken
00:54:11 Come here!
00:59:54 And then we pass our days in peace?
01:03:53 Ministers
01:07:34 Chancellor, shoot.
01:11:29 a regrettable end for such a hero.
01:14:20 The alignment of the four stars was closer every day
01:19:02 My parents.
01:26:02 Kill them!
01:29:58 The Cao traitor is dead!
01:33:59 never be forgotten.
01:36:31 A lame, old horse can still miss the open fields
01:42:16 Seal the coffin!