Wang Fo, the greatest master of medieval China, aided by his assistant who has given up everything to follow him, desperately seeks aesthetic perfection. A day comes when he thinks he has achieved it. But his genius arouses both the curiosity and the jealousy of the Emperor. Wang Fo will be able to escape the Emperor's vindictiveness only by going to the limit of his talents.
Directing | René Laloux | Director |
Writing | René Laloux | Adaptation |
Writing | Marguerite Yourcenar | Novel |
Production | Michel Noll | Producer |
Production | Evelyne Toledano | Executive Producer |
Art | Philippe Caza | Production Design |
Sound | Alain Garnier | Sound mixer |
Production | Rolande Zuratas | Executive Producer |
Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Alain Goraguer | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Christine Pansu | Editor |
Writing | René Laloux | Screenplay |
Writing | René Laloux | Writer |
Art | Philippe Caza | Art Direction |
Art | Philippe Caza | Decorator |