The Emperor and the Assassin

Name: The Emperor and the Assassin
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1998-10-08
Duration: 2 h 42 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou

荆轲刺秦王 (1998)

Timing: 2:42 (162 min)

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Release date

1998-10-08

Country

China, France, Japan

Production

Le Studio Canal+, Hahn Shin Corporation

Genre

History, Drama

Budget

Revenue

$1 267 239 000

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Director

Chen Kaige

Actors

Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou, Chen Kaige, Pan Changjiang, Zhao Benshan, Ding Haifeng, Zhou Xun
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Chen Kaige, Wang Peigong

Producer

Chen Kaige, Satoru Iseki, Han Sanping, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa

Operator

Zhao Fei

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Editing

Xinxia Zhou
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Short description

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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