The Emperor and the Assassin

Directed by Chen Kaige

Written by Wang Peigong, Chen Kaige

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.

Cast

Gong Li

Lady Zhao

Zhang Fengyi

Jing Ke

Li Xuejian

Ying Zheng

Wang Zhiwen

Marquis Changxin

Sun Zhou

Prince Yan Dan

Chen Kaige

Lu Buwei

Pan Changjiang

Prison Official

Zhao Benshan

Gao Jianli

Ding Haifeng

Qin Wuyang

Zhou Xun

Blind Girl

Lü Xiaohe

General Fan Yuqi

Kong Qinsan

Liang Shi