The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

Name: The Emperor and the Assassin
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1998-10-08
Duration: 162 min
Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou

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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Released 1998-10-08 · 162 min · History, Drama

Directed by Chen Kaige

Cast

Gong Li as Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi as Jing Ke
Li Xuejian as Ying Zheng
Wang Zhiwen as Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou as Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige as Lu Buwei
Pan Changjiang as Prison Official
Zhao Benshan as Gao Jianli
Ding Haifeng as Qin Wuyang
Zhou Xun as Blind Girl
Lü Xiaohe as General Fan Yuqi
Kong Qinsan as Liang Shi
Gu Yongfei as Queen Mother
Li Qiang as Han Shi
Li Hongtao as Li Si