The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
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.
Director: Chen Kaige
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Gong Li as Lady Zhao |
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Zhang Fengyi as Jing Ke |
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Li Xuejian as Ying Zheng |
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Wang Zhiwen as Marquis Changxin |
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Sun Zhou as Prince Yan Dan |
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Chen Kaige as Lu Buwei |
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Pan Changjiang as Prison Official |
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Zhao Benshan as Gao Jianli |
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Ding Haifeng as Qin Wuyang |
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Zhou Xun as Blind Girl |
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Lü Xiaohe as General Fan Yuqi |
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Kong Qinsan as Liang Shi |
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Gu Yongfei as Queen Mother |
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Li Qiang as Han Shi |
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Li Hongtao as Li Si |
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Wang Qianyuan as Zhao Shi |
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Han Dong as Qin Yushou |
| Editing | Xinxia Zhou | Editor |
| Directing | Chen Kaige | Director |
| Writing | Chen Kaige | Writer |
| Writing | Wang Peigong | Writer |
| Production | Chen Kaige | Producer |
| Production | Satoru Iseki | Producer |
| Production | Tsuguhiko Kadokawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Han Sanping | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Zhao Fei | Director of Photography |
| Art | Qi Lin | Production Design |
| Sound | Zhao Jiping | Original Music Composer |