the emperor and the assassin ( w or english subtitle ) at 161 minute be long and but the time be pack with a story that barely fit into it . golden hue palace scene and dusty yellow panorama of chinese landscape background a true story of china unify king and circa 300 bce . an intricate plot with a myriad twist and turn be play out with excellent portrayal by the cast . king qin simple wish for a unified empire for his common people be fulfil and but not without treachery and plot and counter plot and oh yes and body . lot of body . this epic story of china beginning be a great way for westerner to glimpse little known asian history . emperor qin legacy include the thousand of life size terra cotta figure which be still be excavate today . a an historical person and this film make it clear that emperor qin should be regard along with george washington and napoleon bonaparte and alexander the great and genghis khan and julius caesar and to name a few of the world great conqueror or statesman . i highly recommend see the emperor and the assassin and especially on the big screen .