Cast & Crew

Directed by

Yimou Zhang

Writing Credits

Feng Li
(screenplay) &
Yimou Zhang
(screenplay) &
Bin Wang
(screenplay)

Cast

Jet Li
Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung
Flying Snow
Ziyi Zhang
Moon
Daoming Chen
King
Donnie Yen
Sky
Zhongyuan Liu
Scholar
Tianyong Zheng
Old Servant
Yan Qin
Prime Minister
Chang Xiao Yang
General
Yakun Zhang
Commander
Ma Wen Hua
Head Eunuch
Jin Ming
Eunuch
Xu Kuang Hua
Pianist
Shou Xin Wang
Musician
Heizi
Seven Qin Guards
Hua Cao
Seven Qin Guards
Lei Li
Seven Qin Guards
Xia Bin
Seven Qin Guards
Peng Qiang
Seven Qin Guards
Jie Liu
Seven Qin Guards
Zhang Yi
Seven Qin Guards
James Hong
Qin Emperor
Emil Lin
Nameless
Jie Liu
Seven Qin Guards
Bruce Locke
Sky
Angela Oh
Moon
James Sie
Broken Sword
Elizabeth Sung
Flying Snow
Binglei Li
Guard
Tielin Zhang
(uncredited)

Produced by

Shoufang Dou
executive producer
William Kong
producer (as Bill Kong)
Philip Lee
line producer
Sook Yhun
producer (english version)
Weiping Zhang
executive producer
Yimou Zhang
producer
Zhenyan Zhang
associate producer

Music by

Dun Tan

Cinematography by

Christopher Doyle
director of photography

Editing by

Angie Lam
Vincent Lee
(documentary segment)
Ru Zhai

Production Design by

Tingxiao Huo
Zhenzhou Yi

Art Direction by

Qin Hong Bo
supervising art director
Zhong Han
supervising art director
Tingxiao Huo
Liu Yong Qi
supervising art director
Bin Zhao

Costume Design by

Emi Wada

Makeup Department

Siu-Mui Chau
chief hair stylist (as Chau Siu Mui)
Lee-Na Kwan
chief makeup artist (as Lee Na Kwan)
Shul Niu
assistant hair stylist
Ying-Kwan Tam
hair stylist
Ji Wei-Hua
makeup artist
Shudong Yang
makeup artist (as Yang Shu-Dong)
Xiaohai Yang
makeup artist

Production Management

Louis J. Anderson
production supervisor: David Anderson Productions
Tianhui Ge
unit manager
Jane Maguire
post-production supervisor
Zhenyan Zhang
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Shi Bin
seventh assistant director
Xiaoyang Chang
fifth assistant director
Guonan Liu
third assistant director (as Liu Guo Nan)
Tao Lu
fourth assistant director (as Lu Tao)
Huan Qi
first assistant director
Du Ming Xiang
sixth assistant director
Jinzhan Zhang
director: battle sequences (as Zhang Jin Zhan)
Wei Zhou
second assistant director

Art Department

De Wen Bai
props assistant
Rowan e Cassidy
matte painter (as Rowan Cassidy)
Gao De Zhong
set dresser
Liu Jin Guo
set dresser
Zhongquan Hu
assistant set dresser (as Hu Zhong Quan)
Yi Hua
sketch artist
Yuchen Ji
props assistant
Li Yan Lai
sketch artist
Ming-Shan Li
property master (as Ming Shan Li)
Yi Liu
assistant set dresser
Guang Lu
props
Xiao Jun Min
assistant to sketch artist
Jia Ren Wang
assistant set dresser
Xue Jun Wang
draftsman (as Wang Xue Jun)
Ming Wu
storyboard artist
Yang Zhan Yi
assistant set dresser
Xiao Dan Zhao
property master

Sound Department

Lai Jia Bin
sound technician
Steve Burgess
sound editor
Bruce Emery
dolby consultant
Li Pei Gen
sound assistant
Wei He
sound effects editor / sound post-production engineer
Yu Hou
sound assistant
Peng Jiang
second sound assistant
Tao Jun Jie
sound technician
Francis Ward Lindsay
sound editor
Robert Mackenzie
sound effects editor
Andy Neil
sound effects editor (as Andrew Neil)
Glenn Newnham
sound editor
Paul Pirola
sound effects editor
Roger Savage
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Guoli Si
sound assistant (as Si Guo Li)
Blair Slater
foley mixer & editor / foley recordist
Jing Tao
sound / supervising sound editor
Mario Vaccaro
foley artist
Li Wen
sound assistant
Andy Wright
assistant re-recording mixer
Wang Yu
sound assistant
Zhigang Zhang
first sound assistant
Chris Goodes
sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Adarsh Abraham
visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Jance Allen
compositor
Charlie Armstrong
senior compositor
Kevin Baillie
digital artist
Aaron Barclay
lead compositor
Ryan Beadle
digital i/o
John Benn
digital compositor: The Orphanage
Chris Bone
R&D programmer
Dan Breckwoldt
digital compositor
Andy Brown
visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Ian Brown
lighting sequence lead
Alex Brownell
visual effects coordinator: Tweak Films
Sonia Calvert
digital compositor
Rowan e Cassidy
matte painter (as Rowan Cassidy)
Cedrick Chan
digital artist
YouJin Choung
visual effects
Paul Cichocki
digital compositor: The Orphanage
Sarah Cloutier
digital liaison
Fiona Crawford
visual effects producer
Francisco DeLaTorre
visual effects artist: Tweak Films
Jonathan Dixon
digital liaison
Dennis Dorney
digital lineup
Patricio Ducaud
visual effects artist
David Dulac
visual effects supervisor
Wayde Duncan-Smith
3D animator
Rebecca Dunn
digital compositor
Stephen Evans
digital compositor
Arin Finger
visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Lindsay Fleay
3D lead
Edmund Fong
digital compositor: The Orphanage
Howard Fuller
3d animator
Michele Gray
visual effects producer: Tweak Films
Michael Halford
matte painter
Mark Harmon
scanning and recording operator: Animal Logic
Matthew Hendershot
digital artist: The Orphanage
Jesse Ho
animator
Christopher Horvath
visual effects supervisor: Tweak Films
Jim Hourihan
visual effects research and development: Tweak Films
Danielle Immerman
visual effects coordinator (as Danielle Rubin)
Park Jae-wook
technical director/compositor (as JaeWook Park)
Sarahjane Javelo
digital paint/rotoscope artist
Krista Jordan
senior compositor
Keith Leung
wires artist
Justen Marshall
production programmer
Ian McCamey
visual effects editor: The Orphanage
Andrew McDougall
assistant compositor: Animal Logic
Yvette Memory
visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Lori C. Miller
digital compositor
Saki Mitchell
digital compositor
Cliff Mueller
lead animator: Tweak Films
Luke O'Byrne
visual effects producer: The Orphanage
Graham Olsen
digital compositor
Scott Palleiko
technical director: Tweak Films
Guoyu Pan
visual effects supervisor
Ellen Poon
visual effects supervisor
Murray Pope
visual effects executive producer
Alex Prichard
digital artist: The Orphanage
Dane Rapaport
systems administrator
Jeff Renton
3D animator
Aaron Rhodes
digital compositor: The Orphanage
Michael Root
visual effects sequence supervisor: Tweak Films
Jonathan Rothbart
visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Marc Sadeghi
executive visual effects producer
Richard Schlein
visual effects executive producer: Tweak Films
Pheng Sisopha
compositor
Christa Starr
technical director: Tweak Films
Robert Sullivan
video operations supervisor: Animal Logic
Chris Swinbanks
film I/O supervisor
Ryan Tudhope
digital artist: The Orphanage
David Valentin
visual effects associate producer
Ray Van Steenwyk
animator
Sandeep Vengsarkar
digital compositor
Carl Walters
digital artist
Shu Qing Wang
model maker
Frederick Wolff
scanning and recording operator
George Zwier
digital compositor
Kristi Valk Almassizadeh
digital artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
S. Kai Bovaird
digital effects artist (uncredited)
Ben De Luca
systems administrator (uncredited)
Chris Godfrey
on-set visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Laurence Lok
roto artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Xia Bin
stunts
Hua Cao
stunts
Siu-Tung Ching
action director
Shi Feng
stunts
Wen Biao Hu
stunts
Zhao Hui
stunts
Feng Iang
stunts
Li Fang Jin
stunts
Cai Li
action choreographer / martial arts coordinator (as Li Cai)
Lei Li
stunts
Li Ou
stunts
Peng Qiang
stunts (as Qiang Peng)
Yong Sun
stunts
Kang Min Tang
stunts (as Tang Kang Min)
Huang Tao
stunts
Wei Tung
action director / fight choreographer (as Tung Wei)
Wen Hua Wang
stunts
Zhao Hui Wang
stunts
Li Wei
stunts
Jack Wai-Leung Wong
action choreographer / martial arts coordinator (as Wong Wai Leung)
Din Yong
stunts
Bai Lin Yuh
stunts
Jin Zhang
stunts (as Zhang Jin)
Nan Zhang
stunts (as Zhang Nan)
Xin Xin Zheng
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jin Cao
additional assistant camera: battle sequences
Yong Qiang Cao
electrician
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
assistant camera (as Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan)
Zhu Xiang Chen
assistant camera
Yu Jian Dong
electrician
Zi Ying Feng
electrician
Xing Hai Gao
assistant camera
Yong Hou
additional camera operator
Dongsheng Jiang
electrician (as Jian Dong Sheng)
Yu Ping Kong
camera grip
Baoquan Li
steadicam operator (as Bao Quan Li)
Wu Jun Li
generator operator
Zu Rong Li
still photographer
Brett Matthews
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Yoshio Sato
still photographer
Dehua Song
assistant camera (as Song De Hua)
Ji Chao Wang
additional assistant camera: battle sequences
Lihong Wang
best boy electric
Tianlin Wang
additional assistant camera: battle sequences (as Tian Lin Wang)
Chao Wei
camera grip
Guo Dong Wei
generator operator
Fusen Xu
camera grip (as Fu Sen Xu)
Huajie Zhang
additional assistant camera: battle sequences
Li Zhang
additional assistant camera: battle sequences
Chuncheng Zhao
assistant camera (as Zhao Chun Cheng)
Xiaoding Zhao
camera operator
Ai Jun Zhu
assistant camera

Animation Department

Tim Gibson
3d animator: Animal Logic

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Zeng Qing Chun
costumer
Jin-Hua Gu
costumer (as Gu Jin Hua)
Bao-Rong Huang
wardrobe supervisor
Zhu Run Sen
costumer
Ming Zhu
costumer

Editorial Department

Olivier Fontenay
color grader
Matt Garner
post-production executive: Miramax
Mark Griffith
digital intermediate colorist: 2008 digital restoration
Al Hansen
digital colorist
Antonio Mestres
assistant editor

Location Management

Yong Hou
location scout

Music Department

Richard King
music scoring engineer
Simon Leadley
music editor
Itzhak Perlman
musician: violin solos and fiddling
Tim Ryan
music editor
Katrina Schiller
additional music editor
Dun Tan
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Feng ' Chen
script continuity
Guang Li
script continuity
Ji Pei
continuity
Wei Ran
continuity
Bin Wang
script supervisor
Lige Wang
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Susie Au
trailer editor
Bruce Hwang Chen
assistant: producer
Kerry Dibbs
post production assistant
Xu Ai Dong
production assistant
Xia Li Fu
production assistant
Eidan Hanzei
adr voice replacement (as Henry Hayashi)
Zhihua Hou
assistant to director
Zhong Hu
production assistant
Duang Xue Jun
cashier
Kodo
drumming
Ming Beaver Kwei
personal assistant: Jet Li
Stephen Lam
production coordinator
Roger Lee
chief accountant
Maria Lo Orzel
creative consultant
Stanley J. Orzel
creative consultant
Felicia Pullam
assistant: Ziyi Zhang
Zhang Rui
cashier
John Salvitti
assistant: Donnie Yen (as John Paul Salvitti)
Zeyi Shi
production assistant
Quentin Tarantino
presenter (US version)
Lao Li Ya
production coordinator
Li Yan
assistant: Ziyi Zhang
Wei Yan Yen
production assistant
Lei Yu
production assistant
Jiang Zi
production assistant
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