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
Su-jen Liao
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 Yu-Luen
Wang Chih-cheng
Mountains May Depart
On the Edge
Blind
The Sleeping Dictionary
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Man in Love
The Golden Era
A Walk on the Moon
Woman Times Seven
Her Story
Fifty Shades Darker
Lost in Beijing
W.E.
Nightmare Alley
Women in Love
Dangerous Liaisons
Fire with Fire
M. Butterfly
XX/XY
The Edge of Love