Chow Yun-Fat

as Confucius

Zhou Xun

as Nan Zi

Wang Ban

as Shu Sunwu

Chen Jianbin

as Ji Sunsi

Ren Quan

as Yan Hui

Yao Lu

as Lu Jun

Liu Fengchao

as Qi Sigong (young)

Chen Ran

as Confucius' daughter