武則天

Li Li-Hua

as Empress Wu Tse-Tien/ Nun Ming Kong

赵雷

as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung

Diana Chang Chung-Wen

as Empress Wang /Wong Wong Hau

Yan Jun

as Minister Chui Yau Gung

Ding Ling

as Shang Kuan Wan Erh

Lok Kei

as Crown Prince Hsuan

Kiu Chong

as Prince Hsien/Prince Li Xian

John Law Ma

as Prince Chieh/Prince Ying

Lo Wei

as Minister Pei Yan

Hung Po

as Poet Luo Bin Wang

Kao Pao-shu

as Lady Shang Kuan

陳雲華

as Lady He Lan

Chu Shao-Chuen

as Alchemist Ming Chong Yan

Gam Tin-Chue

as Court military official

胡金銓

as Chao Tao Sheng

Hoh Ban

as Minister Zhangsun Wu Ji

Hao Li-Jen

as Minister Shang Kuan Yi

杨志卿

as Minister Chu Jui Liang

Ku Wen-Chung

as Censor

Chen Yu-Hsin

as General Ti Jen Chieh

張沖

as General Chang Yi Chih

張英才

as General Chang Chang Tsung

Lee Ying

as General Hsu Ching Le

Chu Mu

as Teahouse customer

Su Hsiang

as Officer arresting teahouse customer

Hsieh Chih

as Liu Shuang

Ko Lo-Chuen

as Taoist sorcerer

李昆

as Empress Wu's eunuch

Fuk Yan-Cheng

as Empress Wu's eunuch

Man Sau

as Palace maid

Yue Fung-Chi

as Young Shang Kuan