The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
• October 8th, 1998 • 2h 42min
History, Drama
Overview
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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