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1998 | DIRECTED BY KAIGE CHEN

The Emperor and the Assassin

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Movie Stats
Year
1998
Runtime
 162 minutes (2 hrs 42 mins)
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Zhou Sun
Li Gong
Fengyi Zhang
Xiaohe Lu
Zhiwen Wang
Kaige Chen
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First viewed:
19th Aug 2021
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
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 US release
17th December 1999
25 years 11 months 6 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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Genres
Drama
Drama
History
History
Romance
Romance
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  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • China China
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  • Russia Russia
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Senegal Senegal
News from around the web
The Emperor and the Assassin: slashing and burning its way through Chinese history  The Guardian Thu, 25th September 2014

Classic Film Review: Seminal Cinema — The Exquisite “Ju Dou” (1990) is Restored  rogersmovienation.com Sun, 31st August 2025

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

Blu-ray Review: The Lady Assassin (Limited Edition)  Inside Pulse Fri, 28th February 2025

The Emperor And The Assassin Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

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

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