Overview
Stretching across the canvas of the Sino-Japanese War of the 30s, the subsequent Japanese surrender in 1945, and the onslaught of Communism, this film depicts an ill-fated romance between a talented lady novelist and a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese who fall victim to the mayhem of war and their tragic inability to reconcile political differences.
Cast
- Brigitte Lin as Shen Shao-Hua
- Ronald Chin Han as Chang Neng-Tsai
- Maggie Cheung as Yueh-Feng
- Richard Ng Yiu-Hon as Yu
- Josephine Koo Mei-Wah as Shao-Hua's Editor
- Yim Ho as Yueh-Feng's Boyfriend
- Li Xiaoli as Hua's Neighbor Wife
- Zhang Guowen as Hua's Neighbor Husband
- Zhang Yuan as Jade Orchid