Overview
Two young men looking for a better life enter the royal palace in the midst of a tumultuous political era of the late Qing Dynasty. Chun Er, a poor peasant boy, and Liang Wen Xiu, who grew up in a wealthy household, find their fates are tied together in unexpected ways. The two young men and Chun Er’s younger sister, Ling Er, travel to the Forbidden City together to look for a better future. Based on the popular novel Sokyu no Subaru by Asada Jiro.
Cast
- Yuko Tanaka as Empress Dowager Cixi
- Zhou Yiwei as Liang Wenxiu
- Yin Tao as Madame Zhang
- Yu Shaoqun as Li Chunyun
- Zhang Bo as Emperor Guangxu
- Zhao Liying as Ling'er
- Kan Qingzi as Young Empress Dowager Cixi
- Jiang Yiyi as Young Ling'er
- Wang Heyu as Young Li Chunyun