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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
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Original name: 荊軻刺秦王
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China, Japan, France
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
epic, captivating, serious, breathtaking, stylized, realistic, dramatic, meditative, cerebral, talky ...
Plot:
assassination, assassin, betrayal, sword fight, murder, revolution, period piece, blind ambition, fight scenes, dialogue, beautiful scenery, storytelling, sacrifice, twists & turns, rise to the top, secrets, destiny, distopia, civil war, love triangle, obsession, violence, culture clash, dark hero, ambition ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china, asia, spain
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