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The Emperor and the Assassin

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HistoryDrama

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

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Gong Li

Gong Li

Lady Zhao

Zhang Fengyi

Jing Ke

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Ying Zheng

Wang Zhiwen

Wang Zhiwen

Marquis Changxin

Sun Zhou

Sun Zhou

Prince Yan Dan

Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Lu Buwei

Pan Changjiang

Pan Changjiang

Prison Official

Zhao Benshan

Zhao Benshan

Gao Jianli