The film traces the relationships that develop between the protagonist Xu and the three women he meets, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Zhu Lan (Chu Lan)
Ma Chiu-Ming
Su Ya-Nan
Hsu Chien-Pai
Li Chih-Chung
Chu Lan's uncle
Chiang Yu
Teacher Ku
Hsu Chien-Chung
Nurse/Huang Hui-Ying
Chien-Pai's grandmother
Chien-Pai's father
Chiu-Ming's mother
Chiu-Ming's father
Hsiao-Mei
Chien-Pai's mother
Chih-Chung's father
Student
Chih-Chung's mother
Yang Tzu-Yun
Teacher Lin
Chu Lan's aunt
Teacher
Military Doctor