The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
2h 42m
Running Time
October 8, 1998Release Date
The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
2h 42m
Running Time
October 8, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
Zhiwen Wang
Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei / Director / Writer / Producer
Pan Changjiang
Prison Official
Zhao Benshan
Gao Jianli
Ding Haifeng
Qin Wuyang
Zhou Xun
Blind Girl
Lü Xiaohe
General Fan Yuqi
Kong Qinsan
Liang Shi
Gu Yongfei
Queen Mother
Hiroshi Aramata
Writer
Li Qiang
Han Shi
Li Hongtao
Li Si
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 8, 1998
Original Name荆轲刺秦王
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 42m
Content RatingR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
china
assassin
kingdom
occupying power
governance
concubine
warring states period
3rd century bc
Wiki.
The Emperor and the Assassin (Chinese: 荊軻刺秦王; pinyin: Jīngkē cì qínwáng; lit. 'Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin'), also known as The First Emperor, is a 1998–1999 Chinese historical romance film based primarily on Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, as described in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. The film was directed by Chen Kaige and stars Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, and Zhou Xun. The film was well received critically and won the Technical Prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was the most expensive Chinese film made up to that time, costing US$20 million.
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