The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

R 14 Nov 1998 • Drama, History, Romance • 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.

Kaige Chen
Director

Hiroshi Aramata, Kaige Chen, Peigong Wang
Writer

Gong Li, Fengyi Zhang, Zhou Sun
Starring

Language: Mandarin
Awards: 7 wins & 11 nominations
Country: China, France, Japan
Metacritic Score: 75
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Box Office Total: $1,267,239

7.2

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