Emperor and the Assassin, The (1999)
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Also Known As: the Assassin, Jing ke ci qin wang
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Also Known As: the Assassin, Jing ke ci qin wang
Starring: | Li Gong, Fengyi Zhang, Xuejian Li |
Director: | Kaige Chen |
Genre: | Drama, Traditional |
Production: | Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Le Studio Canal+, NDF |
Language: | Mandarin |
Country: | China |
About Emperor and the Assassin, The
In the 3rd Century BC, Ying Zheng (Li Xuejian), heir to the Kingdom of Qin, seeks to dominate the remaining six Chinese kingdoms. Ying's strategy is to seem invincible. Ying sends his concubine Zhao (Gong Li) to the Han Kingdom as a spy, to enlist an assassin he can conquer. Zhao persuades Jing Ke (Fengyi Zhang), but falls in love.