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The Emperor and the Assassin
69.43%
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October 8, 1998
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History, Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Chen Kaige
Director
Xinxia Zhou
Editor
Zhao Fei
Director of Photography
Cast
![Gong Li](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//m3q1rIEdZmOnUVC0MSo1FcIGvp9.jpg)
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
![Zhang Fengyi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//l3PtQzEU84l7B9XA6SitAGIIJqH.jpg)
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
![Li Xuejian](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//p756d1m8Dcek4OA83RVqiJOosTF.jpg)
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
![Zhiwen Wang](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//w7I3MQqKrzdnOElrM4R0octZjoh.jpg)
Zhiwen Wang
Marquis Changxin
![Sun Zhou](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//zTWI3O4oMTl1yU757EzfdJcnNDJ.jpg)
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan