Jiang Wen plays Zhang, Chow Yun Fat plays Huang Silang, Ge You plays Tang, Carina Lau plays the wife of the county magistrate, Chen Kun plays, Zhou Yun plays Xiaohua, Liao Fan plays the third, Wujiang plays the martial artist, Shao Bing plays the second, Yao Shu plays, Du Yiheng plays the fourth, Yang Qiyu plays Hu Bai, Li Jing plays the fifth, and Hu Ming plays Sun Shouyi.
Movie tidbits
Ge You has a wig in this film, so it takes a long time to make up, and sometimes she doesn't take off her makeup for several days.
Many words in the film were changed on the spot. This once made Chow Yun Fat feel very unhappy and struggled for half a month.
Before the filming began, Jiang Wen had already started to lose weight and pay attention to diet control. After filming, Jiang Wen successfully lost 20 Jin.
Jia said that he was invited to play a role before the film started, but later he had to give up because the role became a woman.
Xiaogang Feng didn't know his role or read the script before joining the team. When Jiang Wen suggested changing the hairstyle, Xiaogang Feng immediately agreed.
This film uses music from the movie The Sun Also Rises.
The creative team gave Xiaogang Feng a Mohican haircut. Jiang Wen also specially prepared a pair of rimless round glasses for Xiaogang Feng.
The role of "Wu" was originally decided by another actor, but he didn't come in the end, so Wujiang was allowed to play this role.
In this film, producer Kyle plays Mabond's eight-year-old son, and the actor who plays mahjong with a gun and shouts "Hu" is Jiang Wen's father.