When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
Direction
Tsui Hark's operatic fight choreography in claustrophobic palace spaces.
Practical Effects
Giant Buddha statue set built at massive scale, then destroyed gloriously.
Costume
Empress Wu's power-dressing and Dee's rebel-wear tell whole stories.
Director
Tsui Hark
Andy Lau
Detective Dee
Li Bingbing
Shangguan Jing'er
Deng Chao
Pei Donglai
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Shatuo Zhong
Carina Lau
Wu Zetian
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Wang Lu (before face-lift)
Teddy Robin
Wang Lu (after face-lift)
Liu Jinshan
Xue Yong
Yao Lu
Li Xiao
Wang Deshun
Xiazi Ling
He Shengming
Prison Officer
Huang Yonggang
Zhang Xun
Chen Xiao
Lu Li
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
CN
HK
