HistoryDrama
The Emperor and the Assassin
User Score86 votes
69%6.9/10
Release1998→
Runtime2H 42M
LanguagePolish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
Wang Zhiwen
Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei
Pan Changjiang
Prison Official
Zhao Benshan
Gao Jianli
Media13
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Director
Chen Kaige
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RKeywords
assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc
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Countries:ChinaFranceJapan
Production:Hahn Shin CorporationLe Studio Canal+