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