The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.
| Directing | Tsui Hark | Director |
| Writing | Raymond To | Writer |
| Art | Leung Chi-Hing | Production Design |
| Editing | David Wu | Editor |
| Art | Ho Kim-Sing | Production Design |
| Art | Vincent Wai | Production Design |
| Directing | Yeung-Wah Kam | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Poon Hang-Sang | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bo-Ling Ng | Costume Design |
| Production | Patrick Yip | Production Manager |
| Camera | Horace Wong | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tsui Hark | Producer |
| Sound | James Wong | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sally Yeh | Theme Song Performance |
| Crew | Tony Ching Siu-Tung | Fight Choreographer |
