The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

R ★ 6.9/10 162 min History, Drama China, France, Japan Chinese

Director: Chen Kaige

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Description

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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Top Cast

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