History ·Drama · China · 1998 · 2h 42m

The Emperor and the Assassin

荆轲刺秦王

The Emperor and the Assassin poster
Director
Chen Kaige
Cast
Gong Li as Lady Zhao Zhang Fengyi as Jing Ke Li Xuejian as Ying Zheng Wang Zhiwen as Marquis Changxin Sun Zhou as Prince Yan Dan Chen Kaige as Lu Buwei
Crew
Zhao Fei — Director of Photography Xinxia Zhou — Editor Zhao Jiping — Original Music Composer Wang Peigong — Writer Chen Kaige — Writer Chen Kaige — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Emperor and the Assassin — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc
Key Collaborators
Chen Kaige Director Zhao Fei Director of Photography Xinxia Zhou Editor Zhao Jiping Original Music Composer Wang Peigong Writer Chen Kaige Writer Chen Kaige Producer Satoru Iseki Producer Qi Lin Production Design
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