Assassination is the killing of a prominent person, either for political or religious reasons or for payment. Assassination may also refer to: Assassination (1927 film), a silent German film directed by Richard Oswald Assassination (1964 film), a 1964 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda Assassination (1967 film), a 1967 Italian thriller-spy film Assassination (1987 film), a 1987 American film starring Charles Bronson AssassiNation, a 2006 album by death metal band Krisiun Assassination (2015 film), a 2015 South Korean film directed by Choi Dong-hoon See also Assassin (disambiguation)