Zhang Ziyi as Empress Wan

Ge You as Emperor Li

Daniel Wu as Crown Prince Wu Luan

Zhou Xun as Qing Nu

Ma Jingwu as Minister Yin Taichang

Huang Xiaoming as General Yin Sun

Zhou Zhonghe as Lord Chamberlain

Zeng Qiusheng as Governor Pei Hong

Xu Xiyan as Ling

Liu Yanbin as Messenger

Ma Lun as Pharmacist

Xiang Bin as Imperial Guard #1

Zheng Chunyu as Imperial Guard #2

Zhao Liang as Dancer #1

Cui Kai as Dancer #2

Fei Bo as Dancer #3

Du Jingyi as Dancer #4

Ou Siwei as Dancer #5

Toyomi Yusuke as Dancer #6

Takita Atsushi as Dancer #7

Shao Xiaoshan as Zhang Ziyi's Body Double

Wang Yubo as Red-faced Dancer

Sun Xiaofei as

Bo Bing as Executioner

Wei Jianhai as White-Faced Dancer

Liu Tieyong as Court Secretary

Nan Zhang as Joker