The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1998-10-08
- Genres: History, Drama
- Runtime: 2h 42m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 87 votes
Directed by Chen Kaige.
Top cast
- Gong Li as Lady Zhao
- Zhang Fengyi as Jing Ke
- Li Xuejian as Ying Zheng
- Wang Zhiwen as Marquis Changxin
- Sun Zhou as Prince Yan Dan
- Chen Kaige as Lu Buwei
- Pan Changjiang as Prison Official
- Zhao Benshan as Gao Jianli
- Ding Haifeng as Qin Wuyang
- Zhou Xun as Blind Girl
Where to watch The Emperor and the Assassin
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- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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