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

Wang Zhiwen
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

Hiroshi Aramata
Writer

Gu Yongfei
Queen Mother

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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