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.
as May / Courtesan / Jing
as Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen
as Hostess / Madam / Jing's Mother
as May's Mother / Madam / Aunt
as Haruko / Ah Mei / Blue
as Yue / Mickey
as Old Woman