Is The Emperor and the Assassin sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Emperor and the Assassin scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Emperor and the Assassin violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Emperor and the Assassin end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Emperor and the Assassin easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Emperor and the Assassin

Name: The Emperor and the Assassin
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou

Directed by Chen Kaige

Produced by Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+

1998162 min6.9 / 10

A morally complex historical drama about a concubine caught between loyalty and conscience as she becomes entangled in a political assassination plot amid the brutality of warring kingdoms.

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.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Romantic Psychological Thrillers East Asian History & Culture Government Oppression Dramas

Genres

History Drama

Keywords

Assassin China Kingdom Occupying Power Governance Concubine Warring States Period 3rd Century Bc

Questions people ask

Is The Emperor and the Assassin sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Emperor and the Assassin scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Emperor and the Assassin violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Emperor and the Assassin end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Emperor and the Assassin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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