The Emperor and the Assassin
(1998)
★ 6.9 IMDb · 87 votes
Year: 1998
Runtime: 162 мин
Country: China, France
Director: 陈凯歌
Cast: Гун Ли, 张丰毅, Ли Сюэ Цзянь, 王志文, Sun Zhou, 陈凯歌, Pan Changjiang, Чжао Бэнь Шань, 丁海峰, Чжоу Сюнь
Plot
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.