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The Emperor and the Assassin

1998·2h 42m·R
DramaRomanceHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
6,696 votes
Metascore
75
Metacritic

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.

The Emperor and the Assassin is a 1998 drama romance movie directed by Kaige Chen, starring Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, Xiaohe Lü. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 6,696 votes and runs 2h 42m.

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Director
Kaige Chen
Stars
Fengyi Zhang
Gong Li
Xiaohe Lü
Zhou Sun
Details
1998-11-14
162 min
Movie
R
★ China, France, Japan
★ Mandarin
Keywords
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