The Emperor and the Assassin
Original title: 荆轲刺秦王
6.9(87)R19982h 42mZH
Directed by Chen Kaige
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.
assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc
