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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Li Xuejian
Ying Zheng
Zhang Fengyi
Jing Ke the assassin
Sun Zhou
Dan, Prince of Yan
Lü Xiaohe
General Fan Yuqi
Xiao He
General Fan Yuqi
Zhiwen Wang
Marquis Changxin
Chen Kaige
Lu Buwei Prime Minister
Gu Yongfei
Queen Mother
Zhao Benshan
Gao Jianli
Zhou Xun
Blind Girl
Ding Haifeng
Qin Wuyang
Pan Changjiang
Prison Official
Kong Qinsan
Liang Shi
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
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.