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The Emperor and the Assassin

Director
Chen Kaige
Year
1998
Runtime
2h 42m
Rated
R
Release
1998
Language
zh
Country
CN

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01 · Overview

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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.

  • #governance
  • #3rd century bc
  • #warring states period
  • #occupying power
  • #assassin
  • #china
  • #kingdom
  • #concubine

  • Directed by

    Chen Kaige

  • Written by

    Chen Kaige & Wang Peigong

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