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 | Marguerite Yourcenar | Novel |
| Writing | René Laloux | Adaptation |
| Production | Michel Noll | Producer |
| Production | Evelyne Toledano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rolande Zuratas | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Alain Goraguer | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Christine Pansu | Editor |
| Art | Philippe Caza | Production Design |
| Sound | Alain Garnier | Sound mixer |
| Writing | René Laloux | Screenplay |
| Writing | René Laloux | Writer |
| Art | Philippe Caza | Art Direction |
| Art | Philippe Caza | Decorator |
