Shen Lian's father
Durante a Batalha de Sarhu, o exército Ming está prestes a ser subjugado pelas tropas inimigas. No meio do inferno da guerra, o soldado Shen Lian salva a vida do oficial Lu Wenzhou. Oito anos depois, Lian é um respeitado oficial da polícia secreta imperial, apadrinhado pelo homem que ele salvou no passado. No ambiente corrupto e cheio de intrigas, o honesto Lian incomoda. Quando ele investiga um crime que parece político, uma conspiração para derrubar Lian começa a se desenrolar – ele é acusado de uma série de assassinatos. Seus únicos aliados são um detetive rival e uma misteriosa jovem.
Yang Hui / 杨辉
Film tells a story of Yinsha, a pure and beautiful girl, who grew up in a fishing village and who was brought up by her grandmother. She loves the sea and the islands of her hometown. Her love, Dalong, is the best fisherman in the village.But because there was no way to give Yinsha a dowry, he was rejected by Yinsha's grandma...
Officer Li's Deputy
A film adaptation of Wang Anyi's popular and influential novel "Changhen Ge". 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. A pretty young girl from an ordinary family, Qiyao is lucky enough to win the 2nd runner-up of the "Miss Shanghai" contest. Mr. Cheng, her admirer as well as a photographer who assists her to her success, knows the girl is going to live an extraordinary life.
The lives of Sun Yat-sen and his wife, Soong Ching-ling between 1913 and 1925.
