The Emperor and the Assassin
ā 6.9 Ā· 1998 Ā· 162m Ā· History Ā· Drama
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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