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.

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Cast

Sammi Cheng Sau-Man

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

Huang Yi

Weiwei

Yumiko Cheng Hei-Yi

Zhang Yong Hong

Wu Jing

Mrs. Wang

Yolande Yau Pui-Ling

Yao's Aunt

Cheng Haofeng

Yao's Cousin

Wang Weihua

Officer Li's Deputy