The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

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★★★★★★★★★★6.7 Oct 8th, 1998 162 min Directed by Chen Kaige Google It
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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.

assassin china kingdom occupying power governance concubine
Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou
Language: ZH
Studio: Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+

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