Yimou Zhang Director, Writer Chow Yun-Fat The Emperor Actor Gong Li Empress Actor Jay Chou Prince Jai Actor Ye Liu Crown Prince Wan Actor Jin Chen Imperial Doctor's Wife Actor Ni Dahong Imperial Doctor Actor Li Man Chan Actor Qin Junjie Prince Yu Actor Wu Nan Writer Bian Zhihong Writer William Kong Producer Weiping Zhang Producer Xiaoding Zhao Cinematographer Long Cheng Film Editing Shigeru Umebayashi Original Music Tingxiao Huo Production Design Zhao Bin Art Director Wei Xinhua Art Director Sun Hongwu Art Director Dong Chengguang Art Director Zong Minxuan Art Director Chung Man Yee Costume Design