This is the story of two women, both capable fighters, whose fates intertwine during the Ching Dynasty. One of them tries passionately to break free from the constraint society has placed upon her, even if it means giving up her aristocratic privileges for a life of crime and passion. The other, in her lifelong pursuit of justice and honor, only too late discovers the consequences of unfulfilled love. Their two destinies will lead them to a violent and astonishing showdown, in which each will make a surprising, climatic choice.
Production Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd.; China Film Co-Production Corporation [cn](as China Film Co-Production Corp.); Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia; EDKO Film [hk](as EDKO Films); Good Machine (as Good Machine International); Sony Pictures Classics; United China Vision; Zoom Hunt International Productions Company Ltd.;
Cast Names Yun-Fat Chow; Michelle Yeoh; Ziyi Zhang; Chen Chang; Sihung Lung; Pei-pei Cheng; Fa Zeng Li; Xian Gao; Yan Hai; De Ming Wang; Li Li; Su Ying Huang; Jin Ting Zhang; Rei Yang; Kai Li; Jian Hua Feng; Zhen Xi Du; Cheng Lin Xu; Feng Lin; Wen Sheng Wang; Dong Song; Zhong Xuan Ma; Bao Cheng Li; Yong De Yang; Shao Jun Zhang; Ning Ma; Jian Min Zhu; Chang Cheng Don; Yi Shih; Bin Chen;
Box Office USD 128,067,808
Release Date 2000-10-09 (New York Film Festival) 2000-10-12 (Austin Film Festival) 2000-11-03 (Hawaii Film Festival) 2000-12-08 (limited) 2000-12-22