The movie tells the story of Jing Ke (荆轲) who traveled to Qin to assassinate King Ying Zheng (嬴政), the king of Qin, with a map of Yan Dugong (燕督亢) and the head of Fan Yuqi (樊于期).
When Jing Ke offered the map to the King of Qin, he was able to make the most of it, but in the end, the assassination failed and Jing Ke was killed by the King of Qin.
The story is also about Jing Ke’s assassination of the King of Qin, which is better than Zhang Yimou’s “Hero”, but the shortcomings are that the costumes, makeup and props are a bit insufficient, and the actors’ performances sometimes seem to be over-exerted.
1998 / China, Japan, France / Drama, History, Costume / Chen Kaige / Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi
During the Warring States period, King Ying Zheng of Qin (Li Xuejian) aims to unify the world.
In order to help him accomplish his goal of unifying the world, Zhao Ji (Gong Li) goes to Yan with a plan to assassinate Ying Zheng, so that Qin can send troops to attack Yan, and then Yan can surrender without a fight.
Zhao Ji and Yan Prince Dan (Sun Zhou) plan to assassinate Ying Zheng.
The man for the job is the famous swordsman Jing Ke (Zhang Fengyi), who has returned to the city to carry out the mission.
After meeting Jing Ke, Zhao Ji falls in love with him.
Zhao Ji refuses to convince Jing Ke again.
Enraged, Crown Prince Dan imprisoned Zhao Ji.
So, Jing Ke approached Prince Dan and offered to release Zhao Ji, and he agreed to assassinate the King of Qin.
Meanwhile, Ying Zheng discovered the secret of his birth, and he was so angry that he attacked Zhao with his army, committing atrocities that were hard to describe.
In the hall, Jing Ke misses ……
