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153 Ratings

THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN

Jing Ke ci Qin Wang

Directed by Chen Kaige
China, France, 1998
Drama, History
  • 162162 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.