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.
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director, Writer
Chu Tien-Wen
Writer

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 Sleeping Dictionary65%
I'm in Love with a Church Girl59%
好东西75%
Women in Love66%
Untamed Heart68%
Racing with the Moon63%
Love Everlasting73%
Not Easily Broken62%
Circle of Friends62%
Purple Hearts80%
危險關係60%
Life in a Year82%
Breathe74%
Nine Lives61%
The Best of Me74%
Dot the I60%
Priscilla67%
The Cat's Meow58%
Turtles All the Way Down72%
Belfast70%