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The Emperor and the Assassin

6.9Oct 8, 1998162 min

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.

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Gong Li

Lady Zhao

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Zhang Fengyi

Jing Ke

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Li Xuejian

Ying Zheng

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Chen Kaige

Lu Buwei

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Zhao Benshan

Gao Jianli

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Zhou Xun

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