Starring: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi
Director: Chen Kaige
Synopsis: A power-hungry Chinese emperor hatches a plot with his mistress
to kill an heir to the throne, but she falls in love with their intended
victim.
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Director: Zhang Yimou
Synopsis: A man arrives at the palace of China's emperor bearing the
weapons of three of the ruler's enemies. Via flashback, he tells how
he was able to defeat the would-be assassins.