The Emperor and the Assassin

IMDb 6.9 1998 • 162 min • HistoryDrama

Director

Chen Kaige

Country

CN

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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

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