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A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of loneliness. She finally fades and disappears but Shanghai remains a metropolitan city. Shanghai in the 1930s is glamorous and seductive.
18 Cast Members
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
Wang Qiyao
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Mr. Cheng
Hu Jun
Officer Li Zhong De
Daniel Wu
Kang Ming Xun
Huang Jue
Kela
Su Yan
Lili Jiang
Wu Hai-Re
Lili's Cousin
Crystal Huang Yi
Weiwei
Yumiko Cheng Hei-Yi
Zhang Yong Hong
Wu Jing
Mrs. Wang
Elsa Chan Kit-Ling
Mrs Wang's Housekeeper
Yolande Yau Pui-Ling
Yao's Aunt
Cheng Haofeng
Yao's Cousin
Wang Weihua
Officer Li's Deputy
Liu Zhi-Yun
Boss Wei
Yang Zhiping
Nightclub Manager
Cai Gang
Master Four
Wu Li
Ms. Mu
