Directed by:
Tony ChingCinematography:
Xiaoding ZhaoComposer:
Mark LuiCast:
Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Kelly Wai-lam Chan, Xiaodong Guo, Daichi Harashima, Max Zhang, Yi-yi Yeung, You Zhang, Bo Peng, Luna Jiang, Zhihui ChenPlots(1)
In an ancient time before the unification of China, the country’s kingdoms are in engaged in a constant battle for supremacy. When tragedy strikes, a woman is tasked with the responsibility of taking over for her father, who was the leader of one of these kingdoms. As an empress, she must fight for what is hers. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Donnie Yen
China
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Hero (2002)
Leon Lai
China
Best movies:
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
Fallen Angels (1995)
Infernal Affairs III (2003)
Kelly Wai-lam Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Lost and Found (1996)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Lavender (2000)
Xiaodong Guo
China
Best movies:
Reign of Assassins (2010)
The Warlords (2007)
The Rescue (2020)
Daichi Harashima
Best movies:
Lost in Time (2003)
Trail of the Panda (2009)
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
Max Zhang
China
Best movies:
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
Ip Man 3 (2015)
Kill Zone 2 (2015)
Yi-yi Yeung
Best movies:
Permanent Residence (2009)
Hot Summer Days (2010)
Sparrow (2008)
You Zhang
China
Best movies:
Love in Disguise (2010)
The Warlords (2007)
True Legend (2010)
Bo Peng
China
Best movies:
Death and Glory in Changde (2010)
Sacrifice (2010)
Legend of the Black Scorpion (2006)
Luna Jiang
China
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
Zhihui Chen
China
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man Zero (2010)
Rise of the Legend (2014)