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The Emperor and the Assassin

Original title: 荆轲刺秦王

  • Movie
  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 42m

Directed by Chen Kaige

7.1

TMDB audience rating
7.1 out of 10 from 93 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Gong Li

    Gong LiLady Zhao

  • Zhang Fengyi

    Zhang FengyiJing Ke

  • Li Xuejian

    Li XuejianYing Zheng

  • Wang Zhiwen

    Wang ZhiwenMarquis Changxin

  • Sun Zhou

    Sun ZhouPrince Yan Dan

  • Chen Kaige

    Chen KaigeLu Buwei

  • Pan Changjiang

    Pan ChangjiangPrison Official

  • Zhao Benshan

    Zhao BenshanGao Jianli

  • Ding Haifeng

    Ding HaifengQin Wuyang

  • Zhou Xun

    Zhou XunBlind Girl

  • Lü Xiaohe

    Lü XiaoheGeneral Fan Yuqi

  • Kong Qinsan

    Kong QinsanLiang Shi

  • Gu Yongfei

    Gu YongfeiQueen Mother

  • Li Qiang

    Li QiangHan Shi

  • Li Hongtao

    Li HongtaoLi Si

  • Wang Qianyuan

    Wang QianyuanZhao Shi

  • Han DongQin Yushou

Director
Chen Kaige
Writer
Chen Kaige and Wang Peigong
Music
Zhao Jiping
Cinematography
Zhao Fei