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The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin

Chen Kaige

1998

  • History
  • Drama
7.0

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.

Cast & crew

  • Chen KaigeDirector
  • Gong LiLady Zhao
  • Zhang FengyiJing Ke
  • Li XuejianYing Zheng
  • Wang ZhiwenMarquis Changxin
  • Sun ZhouPrince Yan Dan
  • Chen KaigeLu Buwei
  • Pan ChangjiangPrison Official
  • Zhao BenshanGao Jianli

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