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The Emperor and the Assassin

Original title: Jing Ke ci Qin Wang
  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 2h 42m
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7.2/10
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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
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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.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.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.
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6.3K
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    • Kaige Chen
    • Kaige Chen
    • Peigong Wang
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Fengyi Zhang
    • Zhou Sun
    • Kaige Chen
    • Kaige Chen
    • Peigong Wang
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Fengyi Zhang
    • Zhou Sun
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    • 59User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Lady Zhao
    Fengyi Zhang
    Fengyi Zhang
    • Jing Ke the assassin
    Zhou Sun
    Zhou Sun
    • Dan, Prince of Yan
    Xiaohe Lü
    • General Fan Yuqi
    Zhiwen Wang
    Zhiwen Wang
    • Marquis Changxin
    Kaige Chen
    Kaige Chen
    • Lu Buwei Prime Minister
    Yongfei Gu
    • Queen Mother
    Benshan Zhao
    Benshan Zhao
    • Gao Jianli
    Haifeng Ding
    • Qin Wuyang
    Changjiang Pan
    Changjiang Pan
    • Prison Official
    Xun Zhou
    Xun Zhou
    • Blind Girl
    Xuejian Li
    Xuejian Li
    • Ying Zheng King of Qin First Emperor
    Xu Chu
    • 10 State warrior
    Dong Han
    • Qin cart driver
    Bing Lin
    • 10 State warrior
    Bo Liu
    • 10 State warrior
    Jiacheng Liu
    • 10 State warrior
    Liang Liu
    • 10 State warrior
      • Kaige Chen
      • Kaige Chen
      • Peigong Wang
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    • Trivia
      The task of reproducing the costumes for the production was undertaken by the renowned designer, Mo Xiaomin, whose work is synonymous with the term 'costume design as art'. Mo Xiaomin spent two and a half years visiting historical ruins, collecting vast amounts of information and reading over 100 specialized texts before officially accepting Chen Kaige's offer to create the costumes for the movie. During the early planning stages, there were continuous consultations with the director and thousands of preliminary sketches made before Mo decided on his final 400 designs. The film's costumes are the culmination of four years of continuous labor and the pinnacle of Mo Xiaomin's celebrated twenty year career as a designer.
    • Alternate versions
      First cut was deemed regime-critic by chinese censors and therefore rejected. Approximately 30 minutes were cut to make a more regime-friendly version.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Instinct/The Loss of Sexual Innocence/Limbo (1999)

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    10/10
    Understated Power on Film
    After watching the movie a few times, I found so many subtle touches and emotions within the dialogue. Jing Ke, the Assassin has become one of favorite movie characters of all time. This fine Chinese actor says more with his eyes and his economy of words and movements then any big screen American actor today. Qin, the Emperor, is brilliant as he leads the audience to believe the kindness in his heart, only to unleash the most cruel acts upon the people around him. The promises he makes with incredible passion and shattered with an evil fist. Gong Li, as in just about every movie I've ever seen her in, is simply fantastic. Her screen dominance is so graceful and emotionally charged.

    In case you couldn't tell, I loved this movie.
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    • Jul 5, 2000

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      • November 14, 1998 (Japan)
      • China
      • France
      • Japan
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      • Le Studio Canal+
      • New Wave Company
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    • 2 hours 42 minutes
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