a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and NHK Japan ; writer, Gary Lang ; producer/director, Wally Longul ; directors/writers, Takyoshi Aizawa, Nobuhide Abe, Yoshihiro Watanabe ; a National Film Board of Canada, NHK Japan and Gedeon Programmes/France 5 co-production produced in association with Discovery Channel
Miramax Films presents in association with Elite Group Enterprises Inc. an Edko Films, Zhang Yimou Sudio production in collaboration with China Film Co-Production Corp., Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd. and Beijing New Picture Film Co. ; jian zhi, Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; dao yan, Zhang Yimou