The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at a local brothel.
Peter Chen Ho
as Yu Jui
Betty Loh Ti
as He Hua
李昆
as Lao San / Kuan San Sheng
胡金銓
as Captain Ting
田丰
as Tien Te Kuei
Chen Yan-yan
as Mrs Tien
Ha Yee-Chau
as Shi's Wife
Chiang Kuang-Chao
as Chang Pao Lu
Kao Pao-shu
as Mrs Chang Erh Hu
Hao Li-Jen
as Inspector Hao
Lui Ming
as Lei Hsiao Ku
韩英杰
as Sun Chun