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1998
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The Emperor and the Assassin

荆轲刺秦王
Runtime
2h 42m
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Countries
  • CN
  • China
  • FR
  • France
  • JP
  • Japan
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Languages
  • zh
  • pl
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.

Crew
Chen Kaige
Director
Han Sanping
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Cast
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
Zhiwen Wang
Marquis Changxin
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei
Zhao Benshan
Gao Jianli
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Oct. 8, 1998
  • Original Language
    Mandarin

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