
In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.

Shu Qi
May / Courtesan / Jing

Chang Chen
Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen
Liao Su-jen
Hostess / Madam / Jing's Mother
Mei Di
May's Mother / Madam / Aunt
Chen Shi-Zheng
Haruko / Ah Mei / Blue
Lee Pei-Hsuan
Yue / Mickey

Mei Fang
Old Woman

Lawrence Ko

Wang Chih-cheng

The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face

White Squall
White Squall

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive

this is not the end
this is not the end

Tin Men
Tin Men

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate

Barfly
Barfly

Kanak Attack
Kanak Attack

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue

Nixon
Nixon

Six Days in June
Six Days in June