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.
Directed by: Chen Kaige
Written by: Chen Kaige, Wang Peigong
Music by: Zhao Jiping
Starring: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou, Chen Kaige, Pan Changjiang, Zhao Benshan, Ding Haifeng, Zhou Xun
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1998-10-08
Runtime: 162 minutes
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