The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

MandarinFilm1998162 minHistory, Drama★ 7/10

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.

Directed by

Chen Kaige

Starring

Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian

Music

Zhao Jiping

Released

1998-10-08

Original title

荆轲刺秦王

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