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.
Credits
The Emperor and the Assassin Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Zhou Xun
She was 23, now 50 years old
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as Blind Girl |
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Gong Li
She was 32, now 58 years old
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as Lady Zhao |
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Zhang Fengyi
He was 42, now 68 years old
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as Jing Ke |
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Zhiwen Wang
He was 28, now 54 years old
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as Marquis Changxin |
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Yongfei Gu
She was 52, now 78 years old
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as Queen Mother |
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Li Xuejian
He was 44, now 70 years old
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as Ying Zheng |
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Benshan Zhao
He was 41, now 67 years old
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as Gao Jianli |
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Chen Kaige
He was 46, now 72 years old
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as Lu Buwei |
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Sun Zhou
He was 44, now 70 years old
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as Dan, Prince of Yan |
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Haifeng Ding
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as Qin Wuyang |
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Xiaohe Lü
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as General Fan Yuqi |
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Pan Chang-Jiang
He was 41, now 67 years old
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as Prison Official |
The Emperor and the Assassin Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Han Sanping as Screenplay. He was 45 (now 71) years old
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Writing |
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Zhao Fei as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 63) years old
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Camera |
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Jiping Zhao as Music. |
Sound |
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Xinxia Zhou as Editor. |
Editing |
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Chen Kaige as Director. He was 46 (now 72) years old
|
Directing |
