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1998 | DIRECTED BY KAIGE CHEN

The Emperor and the Assassin

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The Emperor and the Assassin
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Movie Stats
Year
1998
Runtime
 162 minutes (2 hrs 42 mins)
Select Cast
Zhou Sun
Li Gong
Fengyi Zhang
Xiaohe Lu
Zhiwen Wang
Kaige Chen
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Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
17th December 1999
26 years 7 months 28 days ago
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Directed by
kaige chen Kaige Chen
Starring
Li GongLady Zhao
Fengyi ZhangJing Ke
kaige chenZhou SunDan, Prince of Yan
Xiaohe LuGeneral Fan Yuqi
Zhiwen WangMarquis Changxin
Kaige ChenLu Buwei
Yongfei GuQueen Mother
Benshan ZhaoGao Jianli
Haifeng DingQin Wuyang
Changjiang PanPrison Official
Xun ZhouBlind Girl
Xuejian LiYing Zheng
Xu Chu10 State warrior
Dong HanQin cart driver
Bing Lin10 State warrior
Bo Liu10 State warrior
Jiacheng Liu10 State warrior
Liang Liu10 State warrior
Zhi QiAssassin
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History
History
Romance
Romance
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The Emperor and the Assassin: slashing and burning its way through Chinese history  The Guardian Thu, 25th September 2014

The Emperor And The Assassin  avclub.com Mon, 12th November 2018

The Something of Nothing: Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s “The Assassin”  Los Angeles Review of Books Tue, 29th December 2015

How Emperor Qin Shi Huang Got His New Clothes  Sixth Tone Fri, 8th January 2021

The Emperor and the Assassin  The Austin Chronicle Fri, 18th February 2000

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