1998
7.0 (81 votes)
2h 42m
Genres
History
Drama
Production Companies
Hahn Shin Corporation
Le Studio Canal+
Le Studio Canal+
The Emperor and the Assassin (荆轲刺秦王)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Chen Kaige
Writer: Wang Peigong, Chen Kaige
Producer: Chen Kaige, Satoru Iseki
Director of Photography: Zhao Fei
Top Cast
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
Videos
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