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The Emperor and the Assassin

(1998)

October 8, 1998• 2h 42m
69%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Chen Kaige

Director

Top Billed Cast

GL

Gong Li

Lady Zhao

ZF

Zhang Fengyi

Jing Ke

LX

Li Xuejian

Ying Zheng

WZ

Wang Zhiwen

Marquis Changxin

SZ

Sun Zhou

Prince Yan Dan

CK

Chen Kaige

Lu Buwei

PC

Pan Changjiang

Prison Official

ZB

Zhao Benshan

Gao Jianli

DH

Ding Haifeng

Qin Wuyang

ZX

Zhou Xun

Blind Girl

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