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.
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Jackie Chan
Willie Chan Chi-Keung
Chen Bao-Ping
Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam
Gong Xiangdong
Huang Lian
Brother Hung
Sammi Cheng
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
Huang Yi
Weiwei
Yumiko Cheng
Zhang Yong Hong
Wu Jing
Mrs. Wang
Elsa Chan Kit-Ling
Mrs Wang's Housekeeper
Yolande Yau Pui-Ling
Yao's Aunt
... and 6 more
JCE Movies
Shanghai Film Group