The Emperor and the Assassin

6.9/ 10(86 votes)

2h 42m

October 8, 1998

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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Directed byChen Kaige

Cast (17)

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

Ding Haifeng

Qin Wuyang

Zhou Xun

Blind Girl

Lü Xiaohe

General Fan Yuqi

Kong Qinsan

Liang Shi

Gu Yongfei

Queen Mother

Li Qiang

Han Shi

Li Hongtao

Li Si

Wang Qianyuan

Zhao Shi

Han Dong

Qin Yushou

The Emperor and the Assassin

Cast (17)

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