The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1998-10-08
- Runtime:
- 162 min
- Genres:
- History, Drama
- Director:
- Chen Kaige
- Top cast:
- Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou, Chen Kaige
- Original language:
- ZH
- TMDB rating:
- 6.9/10 from 87 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.6/10