The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

History, Drama2 hours and 42 minutes
69%
User score
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.

Chen Kaige
Director, Writer
Wang Peigong
Writer

Actors

Gong Li
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
Li Xuejian
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
Zhiwen Wang
Zhiwen Wang
Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei
Pan Changjiang
Pan Changjiang
Prison Official
Zhao Benshan
Zhao Benshan
Gao Jianli
Ding Haifeng
Ding Haifeng
Qin Wuyang
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun
Blind Girl
Lü Xiaohe
Lü Xiaohe
General Fan Yuqi
Kong Qinsan
Kong Qinsan
Liang Shi
Gu Yongfei
Gu Yongfei
Queen Mother
Li Qiang
Li Qiang
Han Shi
Li Hongtao
Li Hongtao
Li Si
Wang Qian-yuan
Wang Qian-yuan
Zhao Shi
Status

Released

Original language

Mandarin

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc