The Emperor and the Assassin

Name: The Emperor and the Assassin
Director: Chen Kaige
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1998-10-08
Duration: 162 min
Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou

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1998 · 162 min · R · History · Drama · TMDB 6.9/10

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.

Directed by Chen Kaige

Cast

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