"China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'."
Zhao Dan
as Zexu Lin
Gao Zheng
as Emperor Min Ning
Xia Tian
as Chancellor Zhanga Mu
Han Fei
as Minister Shan Qi
Deng Nan
as Tianpei Guan
Gerald Tannebaum
as Di Yan
Yong Li
as Yuzhen Deng
Qin Yi
as Kuansao A
Shan Liang
as Shaorong Wu
Jiang Rui
as Zhaoqing Han
Wen Xiying
as Kuan Mai
Lan Gu
as Changqing Sun
Qianli Qian
as Jing Lin
Hua Yang
as Kun Yu
Gao Bo
as Dongshan Kuang
Wang Yun-Jie
Original Music Composer
Zheng Jun-li
Director
Shangyi Han
Art Designer
Jianghai Wu
Sound Recordist
Ye Yuan
Writer
Cen Fan
Huang Shaofen
Director of Photography
Angkan Lu
Costume Design
Cao Weiye
Hu Dengren
Art Direction
Chaosheng Zhu
Editor