CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 2h 42m · R

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.

Directed byChen Kaige

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 42m
Language
ZH
Released
October 8, 1998
Studios
Le Studio Canal+Hahn Shin Corporation

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Gong Li

Gong Li

Lady Zhao

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

Creative team
Directed by
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
Written by
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
Wang Peigong
Wang Peigong
Produced by
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
Satoru Iseki

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