The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin
1998
★★★☆☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 162 min
📅 Released
🌐 ZH
HistoryDrama
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

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Cast

Gong Li
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
Li Xuejian
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
Wang Zhiwen
Wang Zhiwen
Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei

Crew

Director
Chen Kaige
Writer
Chen Kaige, Wang Peigong
Producer
Chen Kaige, Satoru Iseki, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa

Production

Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+

Keywords

assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc