Synopsis
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Cast & crew
Cast
Chow Yun-FatEmperor Ping
Gong LiEmpress Phoenix
Jay ChouPrince Zhai
Liu YeCrown Prince Wan
Qin JunjiePrince Yu
Li ManJiang Chan
Ni DahongImperial Physician Jiang
Chen JinImperial Physician's Wife
Siran GeMaid
Guo JiulongHost of the Festival
Ma TianyuMedicine Boy
Feng BaiSoldier
Crew
Zhang YimouDirector, Writer
Bian ZhihongWriter
Wu NanWriter