The Emperor and the Assassin
6.9(87) 1998-10-08 162 minHistoryDrama
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.
DirectorChen Kaige
WriterWang Peigong
ProducerChen Kaige
WriterChen Kaige
ProducerSatoru Iseki
Original Music ComposerZhao Jiping
Cast & characters
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
Pan Changjiang
as Prison Official
Zhao Benshan
as Gao Jianli
Ding Haifeng
as Qin Wuyang
Zhou Xun
as Blind Girl
Lü Xiaohe
as General Fan Yuqi
Kong Qinsan
as Liang Shi
Gu Yongfei
as Queen Mother
Li Qiang
as Han Shi
Li Hongtao
as Li Si
Wang Qianyuan
as Zhao Shi
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Han Dong
as Qin Yushou
