Cast
- Ken Takakura as Gouichi Takata, an aged Japanese father who travels to China in a quest to seek forgiveness from his son Kenichi
- Shinobu Terajima as Rie Takata, Kenichi's wife.
- Kiichi Nakai as Kenichi Takata, Gouichi's son. Kiichi Nakai lends his voice to this role, who never makes an appearance in the film.
- Li Jiamin as Li Jiamin: Li acts as himself, a local Nuo Opera artiste from Yunnan province of China.
- Jiang Wen as Jiang Wen (also known as Jasmine in the English script): Jiang acts as a translator named after herself (she is a tour guide in real life).
- Qiu Lin as Qiu Lin (also known as Lingo in the English script): Qiu acts as a local guide named after himself (he is a real-life tour guide from the Naxi village region).
- Yang Zhenbo as Yang Yang, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Li.
- The drama is performed by the Guizhou Anshun City Zhanjiatun Sanguo Drama Team.
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