The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

movie

(6464)

Country: China, France, Japan
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
Release: 1998-11-14
Director: Chen Kaige
Writers: Hiroshi Aramata , Chen Kaige , Peigong Wang
Language: Mandarin
Stars: Li Gong , Zhang Fengyi , Sun Zhou , Xiaohe Lü , Zhiwen Wang , Chen Kaige , Yongfei Gu , Zhao Benshan , Ding Haifeng , Pan Changjiang
Runtime: 162 min
Awards: 7 wins & 11 nominations
AKA: L'empereur et l'assassin (France, French Republic) , O Imperador e o Assassino (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , 荆轲刺秦王 (China) , El emperador y el asesino (Colombia) , Shikôtei ansatsu (Japan) , The Emperor and the Assassin (United States of America) , Император и убиец (Bulgaria) , Kejsaren och mördaren (Sweden) , El emperador y el asesino (Spain) , Ο αυτοκράτορας και ο δολοφόνος (Greece) , O Imperador e o Assassino (Brazil) , El emperador y el asesino (Argentina) , L'imperatore e l'assassino (Italy) , Keisari ja salamurhaaja (Finland) , Den første keiseren (Norway) , The Assassin , The Emperor and the Assassin (Australia) , Jing Ke ci Qin Wang , A császár és a gyilkos (Hungary) , Император и убийца (Russian Federation) , L'empereur et l'assassin (Canada) , Der Kaiser und sein Attentäter (Germany) , The Emperor and the Assassin (Canada) , İmparator ve Katil (Turkey) , 始皇帝暗殺 (Japan) , Imperatorius ir žudikas (Lithuania) , The First Emperor (Singapore) , Cesarz i zabójca (Poland) , Císar a vrah (Czech Republic)
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.
IMDB:tt0162866