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The Emperor and the Assassin

1998

Directed byChen Kaige

2h 42m

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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Gong LiLady Zhao Zhang FengyiJing Ke Li XuejianYing Zheng

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Wang ZhiwenMarquis Changxin

Sun ZhouPrince Yan Dan

Chen KaigeLu Buwei

Pan ChangjiangPrison Official

Zhao BenshanGao Jianli

Ding HaifengQin Wuyang

Zhou XunBlind Girl

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HistoryDrama

STATUSReleased

RATING

6.9

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