Martial arts actor Jimmy Wang Yu excels as the lone hero in The Assassin, film inspired by the 1967 Hong Kong riots

Martial arts actor Jimmy Wang Yu excels as the lone hero in The Assassin, film inspired by the 1967 Hong Kong riots

South China Morning Post - Culture·2021-02-28 07:06

Wang, a heartthrob thanks to his role in One-Armed Swordsman, explores a more nuanced role in Chang Cheh’s historical tragedy with a modern tinge

He plays a rebellious hero who puts his personal destiny before love in a film that’s seen as one of the most important works of the actor and its director

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