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The Emperor and the Assassin   1999         R, 160 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure Director: Chen Kaige   Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Kaige, Lu Xiaohe, Sun Zhou   In the third century B.C., Ying Zheng, the King of Quin (Li Xuejian) was determined to unite China's kingdoms. To achieve that goal, he sent his concubine, Lady Zhao (Gong Li), into Yan kingdom to serve as a spy and to arrange a fake assassination attempt on Ying Zheng's life, which he could then use as his excuse for invading Yan.