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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

Drama History
Release Date: 1998, October 8
Directors: Chen Kaige
Countries: China, France, Japan
Production: Hahn Shin Corporation, Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+, Le Studio Canal+
Cast: Gong Li, Li Xuejian, Zhou Xun, Zhang Fengyi, Li Qiang, Zhao Benshan, Ding Haifeng, Han Dong, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Zhiwen, Li Hongtao, Pan Changjiang

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

assassin kingdom china governance occupying power warring states period 3rd century bc concubine