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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
Directed by Chen Kaige
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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.
Rated R | Length 162 minutes
Actors
Gong Li | Zhang Fengyi | Li Xue-Jian | Wang Zhiwen | Sun Zhou | Chen Kaige | Pan Chang-Jiang | Zhao Benshan | Ding Haifeng | Zhou Xun | Xiaohe Lü | Kong Qinsan | Yongfei Gu | Li Qiang | Li Hongtao | Wang Qian-Yuan
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2002 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Epic period piece with some excellent performances. Also quite brutal. Been on Gong Li kick and she’s wonderful here. I’d probably enjoy this more if this winding story was tightened up a bit and without much of the melodrama.
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