Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien said on Thursday he had not wanted to make the customary kickfest-style martial arts movie.
The Assassin shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival is anything but.
It stars Taiwan-born Shu Qi in the title role as a trained killer during the Tang dynasty who jumps on her prey from roofs or trees and kills them with a single blow of her dagger.
