The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin

  • Director: Kaige Chen
  • Writer: Kaige Chen,Peigong Wang
  • Countries of origin: China, France, Japan
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Release date: November 14, 1998
  • Sound mix: DTS, DTS-Stereo, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: İmparator ve Katil
  • "Jingqing Assassinate King of Qin" is a film released in 1999. The film is directed by Chen Kaige and starring Gong Li , ZhangFeng yi , Li Xuejian , Sun Zhou and others.
    The film tells the story of how the ambitious Zhao Zheng unified the world in China in the third century BC , and did not hesitate to eradicate all obstacles, and finally established an unprecedented empire   .

    Details

    • Release date November 14, 1998
    • Production companies Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+, New Wave Company

    Box office

    Budget

    $15,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,267,239

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $47,295

    Gross worldwide

    $1,267,239

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kelsie 2022-12-30 13:35:04

      Chinese Film Milestones

      A bit of Kurosawa's shadow. The actors here are the mainstays of Chinese film history. Including the fledgling Zhou Xun and Wang Qianyuan. Teacher Li Xuejian is really awesome. I never looked down on acting before. Now it looks like it's full of emotion. It is very human to play a first emperor. Ying Zheng was imprisoned in Zhao State since he was a child, and the sheep could be killed at any time. His mother cheated on Miao Shu and gave birth to two children. His father was not King Qin but...

    • By Hester 2022-12-23 09:56:17

      change of king

       We live in the world and often have multiple identities. Every nationality, work and family will add some attributes to us. Under these identities, we are still ourselves, and we will have our own wishes. The whole film is very much like a long stage play, the costumes and the lines are very unusual and make you feel like they are performing. This reminds me of the chaos I watched before. The two films gave me similar feelings, but Jing Ke is based on the history I know and will have a more...

    • By Jacinthe 2022-12-23 08:13:26

      Well done, but the characters are a bit messed up

      The filming is very good, the pictures have a sense of history, the cast is even more luxurious, and the plot is well-crafted. The only thing that makes people wonder is why no one mentions that in history, Zhao Ji is Lu Buwei's concubine. , is Ying Zheng's biological mother. Later, Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji committed adultery. Because he was worried about being exposed, he offered his disciple, Mianyu, who was very skilled in sexual affairs and was favored by Zhao Ji, but in the movie... Zhao Ji...

    • By Davonte 2022-12-16 07:49:39

      That mouthful of loneliness.

      The whole film is filled with the temperament of madness and madness leached from the perennial melee and killing, and the anxiety and anxiety. It is complicated, strange, and thrilling.

      One of the episodes that amazes me the most is Jing Ke's two-sentence dialogue with the King of Qin, who failed to stab Qin, with several swords in his body, leaning beside the pillar, which is very rich and chewable.

      "King Qin's eyes were...

    • By Lola 2022-12-07 03:39:33

      Yu Lie of Fen VI

      Ying Zheng:

      "Fighting for the sixth generation and remaining strong" is Ying Zheng's great wish. For Qin Wang Yingzheng, the unification of the six kingdoms was a process of constant loss. In the end, he became the lonely king.

      Zhao Nv:

      The brilliance of the ideal always shines, representing the hope that actually appears.

      Jing Ke:

      A tenacious, individual hero.

      Fan Yuqi:

      With a strong personality, he is loyal to himself but also loyal to Qin. Between...

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    • By Retta 2023-09-09 19:14:37

      This is actually an epic film whose spiritual core is difficult to understand except in the Chinese-speaking regions. The exquisite architectural environment, clothing and armor, war scenes, Chen Kaige's high use of light and his literary skills as a screenwriter and supervisor, Cannes is well deserved to be included in the main competition, and it is a pity not to win the gold. Ying Zheng, played by Li Xuejian, struggles in his heart and does not dare to forget his long-cherished wish to rule...

    • By Carol 2023-09-09 09:00:11

      This is really a historical film with very personal traces. The recognition of the assassin's situation is far less than that of the King of Qin. Therefore, the Japanese version of the assassination of the first emperor should be the real name of this film. The war scenes and the way of acting are very similar to Akira Kurosawa's films. More scribbles, more awkward, but I find everything interesting, not bad. I really like this...

    • By Deon 2023-09-07 23:08:11

      I gave five stars. With such a heavy texture and three-dimensional characterization, it is not comparable to the flashy "The Legend of Miyue", and "Hero" is also light compared to it. Looking at it, it seems that it is not a movie, but history, a real scene that has happened. Of course, it does not mean that this is real. The exact statement is in line with the imagined reality. Two and a half hours of sorrowful feelings, immersed for a long...

    • By Elinore 2023-08-23 07:33:56

      Can't say it, I just like...

    • By Jamey 2023-08-23 02:50:01

      Chen Kaige Wuji You have already made such a blockbuster before this is a good...

    Movie plot

    In the 3rd century BC, China was a period of the Warring States Period that was separated from the heroes. The ambitious Zhao Zheng Zhao Zheng unified the great cause of the world.
    At that time, The Yan State was a serious concern for Zhao Zheng. In order to help him complete the unification hegemony as soon as possible, King Qin’s childhood sweetheart Zhao Ji ventured to the hostile The Yan State undercover and pretended to instigate a...
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    Chen Kaige's "Assassin of Qin of Jingqing" can be regarded as a special work in the history of Chinese film. Its special features are: long preparation time; many big-name celebrities joined; huge cost; The most violent criticism, and re-editing, which undoubtedly made the film a lot of selling points. (Tianjin Daily Review ) 
    The historical period shown in "Jingqing Assassins" is the development period of Chinese culture. It is the...
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