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.
Cast
Sammi Cheng
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
Wu Hai-Re
Lili's Cousin
Crystal Huang Yi
Weiwei
Yumiko Cheng
Zhang Yong Hong
Wu Jing
Mrs. Wang
Elsa Chan Kit-Ling
Mrs Wang's Housekeeper
Yolande Yau Pui-Ling
Yao's Aunt
Cheng Haofeng
Yao's Cousin
Wang Weihua
Officer Li's Deputy
Liu Zhi-Yun
Boss Wei
Yang Zhiping
Nightclub Manager
Cai Gang
Master Four
Wu Li
Ms. Mu
Crew
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Director
Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam
Screenplay
Gong Xiangdong
Screenplay
Anyi Wang
Novel
Chan Chi Wai
Editor
William Chang
Editor, Production Design
Xiaohong Cheng
Editor
Huang Lian
Director of Photography
Guanghui Qu
Executive Producer
Ren Zhonglun
Executive Producer
Albert Yeung
Executive Producer
Jackie Chan
Producer
Willie Chan Chi-Keung
Producer
Chen Bao-Ping
Producer
Jun Fang
Producer
Hu Jianjun
Producer
Xu Pengle
Producer
Fung-San Lui
Costume Design
Crist Ballas
Makeup Artist
Mi Zide
Makeup Artist
Brother Hung
Original Music Composer
