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
Gong Xiangdong
Screenplay
Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam
Screenplay
Anyi Wang
Novel
Chan Chi Wai
Editor
William Chang Suk-Ping
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
