The Emperor and the Assassin

Name: The Emperor and the Assassin
Released: 1998-10-08

1998· R· 2h 42m· Drama· History

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.

1998-10-08

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Key Crew

DirectorChen Kaige

WriterChen Kaige

ProducerChen Kaige

Director of PhotographyZhao Fei

Original Music ComposerZhao Jiping

EditorXinxia Zhou

Full cast & crew (17 cast · 11 crew)

Details

Released1998-10-08

Runtime2h 42m · R

StatusReleased

StudiosHahn Shin Corporation · Le Studio Canal+

LanguagesPolish · Mandarin

CountriesChina · France · Japan

Rating6.9/10 · 87 votes

Original languagezh

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