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The Emperor and the Assassin

Original title: 荆轲刺秦王

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 87 votes

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.

Director
Chen Kaige
Release date
Oct 8, 1998
Original language
Chinese
Origin
China

Cast of The Emperor and the Assassin

  • Portrait of Gong Li

    Gong Li

    Lady Zhao

  • Zhang Fengyi

    Jing Ke

  • Portrait of Li Xuejian

    Li Xuejian

    Ying Zheng

  • Portrait of Wang Zhiwen

    Wang Zhiwen

    Marquis Changxin

  • Portrait of Sun Zhou

    Sun Zhou

    Prince Yan Dan

  • Portrait of Chen Kaige

    Chen Kaige

    Lu Buwei

  • Portrait of Pan Changjiang

    Pan Changjiang

    Prison Official

  • Portrait of Zhao Benshan

    Zhao Benshan

    Gao Jianli

  • Portrait of Ding Haifeng

    Ding Haifeng

    Qin Wuyang

  • Portrait of Zhou Xun

    Zhou Xun

    Blind Girl

  • Portrait of Lü Xiaohe

    Lü Xiaohe

    General Fan Yuqi

  • Portrait of Kong Qinsan

    Kong Qinsan

    Liang Shi

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