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
Acting
Wang Chih-cheng
Art
Flirting
The Bridge to Nowhere
Knightriders
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Joy
Happy Accidents
The Boys Next Door
The Sleeping Dictionary
Blind
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Forever First Love
Dangerous Liaisons
Untamed Heart
My Bodyguard
The Great Santini
Mo
Women in Love
Nine Lives
Moonlight Mile
Not Easily Broken