The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
Original title: 荆轲刺秦王
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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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Gong LiLady Zhao
Zhang FengyiJing Ke
Sun ZhouDan, Prince of Yan
Lü XiaoheGeneral Fan Yuqi
Wang ZhiwenMarquis Changxin
Chen KaigeLu Buwei
Gu YongfeiQueen Mother
Zhao BenshanGao Jianli
Ding HaifengQin Wuyang
Pan ChangjiangPrison Official
Zhou XunBlind Girl
Li XuejianYing ZhengKeywords
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Genre affinityHistoryTheme affinityChina · Kingdom · AssassinVisual styleWarring States PeriodPacingLongEmotional intensityWarring States PeriodDirector preference195026
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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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The Emperor and the Assassin has a runtime of 162 minutes.
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