The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

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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Summary Details
Domestic DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Domestic Opening$47,295
Earliest Release DateDecember 15, 1999 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 42 min
GenresDrama History Romance
FilmmakersRole
Kaige Chen Director
Hiroshi Aramata Writer
Kaige Chen Writer
Peigong Wang Writer
Kaige Chen Producer
Satoru Iseki Producer
Shirley Kao Producer
Jiacheng Liu Producer
Jiping Zhao Composer
Fei Zhao Cinematographer
Xinxia Zhou Editor
Qi Lin Production Designer
Juhua Tu Production Designer
CastRole
Gong Li
Lady Zhao
Fengyi Zhang
Jing Ke the assassin
Zhou Sun
Dan, Prince of Yan
Xiaohe Lü
General Fan Yuqi