A Császár és a gyilkos was released in the year 1998。A Császár és a gyilkos is also called as Jing ke ci qin wang, Kejsaren och mörd, Keisari ja salamurhaaja, Kaiser und sein Attentäter, Imperatore e l'assassino, Imperador E o Assasino, Empereur et l'assassin, Emperador y el asesino。

In the 3rd Century BC, Ying Zheng (Li Xuejian), heir to the Kingdom of Qin, seeks to dominate the remaining six Chinese kingdoms. Ying's strategy is to seem invincible. Ying sends his concubine Zhao (Gong Li) to the Han Kingdom as a spy, to enlist an assassin he can conquer. Zhao persuades Jing Ke (Fengyi Zhang), but falls in love.

A Császár és a gyilkos actors and actresses include Benshan Zhao, Kaige Chen, Zhou Sun。