Directed by
| Yimou Zhang | ||
Writing Credits
| Tong Su | ... | (original novel "Wives and Concubines" by) |
| Ni Zhen | ... | (scriptwriter) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Gong Li | ... | Songlian | |
| Saifei He | ... | Meishan (Third Wife) | |
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Jingwu Ma | ... | The Master |
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Cuifen Cao | ... | Zhuoyan (Second Wife) |
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Qi Zhao | ... | Housekeeper |
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Lin Kong | ... | Yan'er |
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Shuyuan Jin | ... | Yuru (First Wife) |
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Weimin Ding | ... | Songlian's Mother (voice) |
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Zengyin Cao | ... | Old Servant (as Zhengyin Cao) |
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Zhigang Cui | ... | Dr. Gao (as Zhihgang Cui) |
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Chu Xiao | ... | Feipu |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Espérance Pham Thai Lan | ... | Kids - Concubines (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Fu-Sheng Chiu | ... | producer |
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ... | executive producer |
| Wenze Zhang | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Naoki Tachikawa | ||
| Jiping Zhao | ||
Cinematography by
| Lun Yang | ||
| Fei Zhao | ||
Editing by
| Yuan Du | ||
Art Direction by
| Jiuping Cao | ... | (as Juiping Cao) |
Costume Design by
| Huamiao Tong | ||
Production Management
| Yiting Feng | ... | production manager |
| Dehe Ma | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jianjun He | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Lanhua Li | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Lisa Atkinson | ... | china visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hongguang Liu | ... | assistant camera |
| Hongyi Lu | ... | camera operator |
| Yong Shang | ... | camera operator |
| Guotai Wu | ... | assistant camera |
| Lun Yang | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lihua Huang | ... | wardrobe |
Editorial Department
| Tod Scott Brody | ... | post-production: USA |
Music Department
| Toshiyuki Honda | ... | music arranger |
Additional Crew
| Norman Wang | ... | publicist |
