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
Good Morning, Vietnam
Sleepers
JFK
Barren Lives
American Graffiti
2046
2nd Serve
Easy Rider
Doctor Zhivago
The Pink Room
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Paths of Glory
Martyrs of Love
The Last Emperor
The First Film
Strakatí andělé
Coffee and Cigarettes
Out of Africa
Deconstructing Harry
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Sleeping Dictionary
Blind
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Forever First Love
Her Story
Dangerous Liaisons
Untamed Heart
Women in Love
Nine Lives
Moonlight Mile
Not Easily Broken
The Yellow Handkerchief
Jane Eyre
Purple Hearts
Ship of Fools
Life in a Year
Blood and Sand
Racing with the Moon
Turtles All the Way Down
Angel Eyes