The Emperor and the Assassin 1998

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.

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Cast

• Gong Li Lady Zhao
• Zhang Fengyi Jing Ke
• Li Xuejian Ying Zheng
• Wang Zhiwen Marquis Changxin
• Sun Zhou Prince Yan Dan
• Chen Kaige Lu Buwei
• Pan Changjiang Prison Official
• Zhao Benshan Gao Jianli
• Ding Haifeng Qin Wuyang
• Zhou Xun Blind Girl

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