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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

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The Emperor and the Assassin

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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.

Director Chen Kaige
Screenplay / Writer Chen Kaige, Wang Peigong
Runtime 2h 42m (162 min)
Release Date 1998-10-08
Countries Flag China, France, Japan
Original Language ZH
Status Released
Budget N/A
Revenue N/A
Top Cast (Live Data)
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
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
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Production Companies
Hahn Shin Corporation
Le Studio Canal+ Le Studio Canal+
Keywords
assassin china kingdom occupying power governance concubine warring states period 3rd century bc
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