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Jing Ke ci Qin Wang (1998)

R  162 min  -  Drama | History   -  14 November 1998 (Hong Kong)
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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.

Director:

Kaige Chen

Writers:

Kaige Chen, Peigong Wang

Stars:

Li Gong, Fengyi Zhang and Zhou Sun
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Cast

Cast overview:
Li Gong ...
Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Zhang ...
Zhou Sun Zhou Sun ...
Dan, Prince of Yan
Xiaohe Lü Xiaohe Lü ...
General Fan Yuqi
Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen Wang ...
Marquis Changxin
Kaige Chen ...
Yongfei Gu Yongfei Gu ...
Queen Mother
Benshan Zhao Benshan Zhao ...
Haifeng Ding Haifeng Ding ...
Qin Wuyang
Changjiang Pan Changjiang Pan ...
Prison Official
Xun Zhou Xun Zhou ...
Blind Girl
Xuejian Li Xuejian Li ...
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Storyline

In the 3rd Century BC, Ying Zheng, 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 to the Han Kingdom as a spy, to enlist an assassin he can conquer. Zhao persuades Jing Ke, but falls in love. Written by <ssrich@cityu.edu.hk>  

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Concubine | King | Battle | Robe | Torture  | See more »

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Drama | History

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China | Japan | France

Language:

Mandarin

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Also Known As:

L'empereur et l'assassin See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$47,295 (USA) (19 December 1999) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$1,328,435 (USA) (9 July 2000)
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1.85 : 1
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The staging of the battle sequences between the forces of Qin and its enemies, Han and Zhao, also proved to be a major logistical feat. Shot on the Bashan plateau, bordering Inner Mongolia, these dramatic scenes involved the coordination of thousands of horses, chariots, stunt people and extras. Huilui was chosen as the site for the exterior shots of the Zhao countryside, while Shidu, southwest of Beijing, served as the location of Jing Ke's fateful farewell at the Yishui river. See more »

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References Throne of Blood (1957) See more »