The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

荆轲刺秦王

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.

Date of release
1998-10-08
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (87)
Runtime
2h 42m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Chen Kaige

Casting

  • 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

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