Jing Ke - Cultural References

Cultural References

• The Chinese film The Emperor and the Assassin (1999), featuring Gong Li and others, is based on the forementioned events. Jing Ke himself does not appear in the films The Emperor's Shadow (1996), directed by Zhou Xiaowen, or Hero (2002) starring Jet Li; but both films borrow elements from his story.

• A fictionalized version of Jing Ke appears in the film Highlander: Endgame (2000), played by actor and martial artist Donnie Yen. In the film, Jing Ke is, like the other principal characters, an immortal warrior living in the story's present day. The film alters the spelling of Jing Ke's name to "Jin Ke" and makes (incorrect) reference to his historical association with Qin Shi Huang.

• The Chinese film Hero is loosely based on Jing Ke's assassination attempt, with Jet Li playing the assassin.
• The character Tsing Yi in John Woo's Last Hurrah for Chivalry, according to its director, is inspired by Jing Ke.

• A Chinese TV series called Assassinator Jing Ke (荆轲传奇) was produced in 2004, depicting a fictionalized biography of Jing Ke, starring Liu Ye, Wang Yanan, and Peter Ho.

• Jing Ke is a spy in the computer game Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword.

• Jing Ke is one of the heroes in Qin's Moon animation.

• Jing Ke's song as he left for his mission was played in the song, Episode 119 Medley, in an episode of the show, Community, when Señor Chang entered the library to kill off the two remaining students in the paintball fight.