The Emperor and the Assassin
1998 · directed by Chen Kaige
- Rating
- 74/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Emperor and the Assassin (1998), directed by Chen Kaige, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gong Li
- Zhang Fengyi
- Li Xuejian
- Wang Zhiwen
- Sun Zhou
- Chen Kaige
- Pan Changjiang
- Zhao Benshan
- Ding Haifeng
- Zhou Xun
Crew
- Zhao Fei — Director of Photography
- Xinxia Zhou — Editor
- Zhao Jiping — Original Music Composer
- Chen Kaige — Writer
- Wang Peigong — Writer
More from Chen Kaige
- Farewell My Concubine (1993) — 88/100 · hit
- Yellow Earth (1984) — 83/100 · hit
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
- Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — 76/100
- Together (2002) — 70/100
- Legend of the Demon Cat (2017) — 67/100
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