Multiplayer Leagues Leaderboard Updates

Loading movie…

Turn movie knowledge into a game

Explore The Emperor and the Assassin's cast and crew, then connect two films in FilmLink's free daily movie game.

Play today's movie game Learn to play

Backdrop

The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin1998

★6.9162 minHistoryDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Chen Kaige Wang Peigong

Score

Stars

Gong Li Zhang Fengyi Li Xuejian

Cast17

Gong Li
as Lady Zhao
Zhang Fengyi
as Jing Ke
Li Xuejian
as Ying Zheng
Wang Zhiwen
as Marquis Changxin
Sun Zhou
as Prince Yan Dan
Chen Kaige
as Lu Buwei
Pan Changjiang
as Prison Official
Zhao Benshan
as Gao Jianli
Ding Haifeng
as Qin Wuyang
Zhou Xun
as Blind Girl
Lü Xiaohe
as General Fan Yuqi
Kong Qinsan
as Liang Shi
Gu Yongfei
as Queen Mother
Li Qiang
as Han Shi
Li Hongtao
as Li Si
Wang Qianyuan
as Zhao Shi
H
Han Dong
as Qin Yushou

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998) — Cast & Connections | FilmLink

More like this

Hero

An Empress and the Warriors

An Empress and the Warriors

Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers

Mary

The Banquet

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Mr. Turner

An Elephant Sitting Still

An Elephant Sitting Still

A Call to Spy

Eye for an Eye

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Sacrifice

God of War

Gemini Man

Barabbas

Only the River Flows

Only the River Flows

Richard Jewell

Gosford Park