Emperor and the Assassin, The  (1999)
시황제 암살

Also Known As: the Assassin, Jing ke ci qin wang
Starring: Li Gong, Fengyi Zhang, Xuejian Li
Director:Kaige Chen
Genre:Drama, Traditional
Production:Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Le Studio Canal+, NDF
Language:Mandarin
Country:China

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About Emperor and the Assassin, The
In the 3rd Century BC, Ying Zheng (Li Xuejian), heir to the Kingdom of Qin, seeks to dominate the remaining six Chinese kingdoms. Ying's strategy is to seem invincible. Ying sends his concubine Zhao (Gong Li) to the Han Kingdom as a spy, to enlist an assassin he can conquer. Zhao persuades Jing Ke (Fengyi Zhang), but falls in love.