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The Emperor and the Assassin(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-10-08
70%
81 Votes
Time: 2h 42m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Mandarin, Polish.
Countries:
China,
France,
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Hahn Shin Corporation
Movie: The Emperor and the Assassin
Top 10 Billed Cast
巩俐
Lady Zhao
张丰毅
Jing Ke
李雪健
Ying Zheng
Zhiwen Wang
Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
Prince Yan Dan
陈凯歌
Lu Buwei
Pan Changjiang
Prison Official
赵本山
Gao Jianli
丁海峰
Qin Wuyang
周迅
Blind Girl
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