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.
周潤發
as Emperor Ping
Gong Li
as Empress Phoenix
周杰倫
as Prince Zhai
Liu Ye
as Crown Prince Wan
Qin Junjie
as Prince Yu
Li Man
as Jiang Chan
倪大红
as Imperial Physician Jiang
Chen Jin
as Imperial Physician's Wife
葛思然
as Maid
Jiulong Guo
as Host of the Festival
Ray Ma
as Medicine Boy
Feng Bai
as Soldier
