08 Oct 1998
The Emperor and the Assassin
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.
The Assassins
In the year 198, Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han Emperor under his wing, Cao crowns himself King of Wei. He built a magnificent Bronze Sparrow Island to symbolize his power and rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, young lovers Mu Shun and Ling Ju are taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb, where they spend five cruel years together, training as assassins for a secret mission. In the year 220 astronomical signs predict dramatic change. As a result, Cao's son Cao Pi and Cao's followers urge Cao to become the new Emperor - but unknown opposing forces plot against him.
Top Billed Cast
周潤發 Chancellor Cao Cao
刘亦菲 Ling Ju / Diao Chan
玉木宏 Mu Shun
蘇有朋 Emperor Xian of Han
伊能靜 Empress Fu Shou
Yau Sam-Chi Cao Pi
Yao Lu Imperial physician Ji Ben
倪大红 Lord Fu Wan
保剑锋 Lu Bu
Chi Cheng Xu Chu
Eric Qu Quan-Cheng Cao Zhi
彭敬慈 Cao Xiu
钢特木尔 Warrior
Wang Shengli Warrior
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Michael Tong Chun-Chung 
张东 Warrior
Wang Zezong
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