* Hu Die as Empress Dowager Cixi
* Han Langen as Emperor Guangxu
* Shangguan Yunzhu as Princess Der Ling
* Bai Yang as Empress Dowager Longyu
* Zhou Xuan as Empress Dowager Ci'an
* Zhao Dan as Kang Youwei
* Zhang Ruifang as Liang Qichao
* Ma Yanjun as Tan Sitong
* Wei Heling as Yuan Shikai