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.
as Wang Qiyao
as Mr. Cheng
as Officer Li Zhong De
as Kang Ming Xun
as Kela
as Lili Jiang
as Lili's Cousin
as Weiwei
as Zhang Yong Hong
as Mrs. Wang
as Mrs Wang's Housekeeper
as Yao's Aunt
as Yao's Cousin
as Officer Li's Deputy
as Boss Wei
as Nightclub Manager
as Master Four
as Ms. Mu
