Based on the true story of one courageous woman's journey from stardom as a gifted artist in glamorous 1930s Shanghai, through war and revolution and back again, sustained by her gift for beauty and an epic love that would not die.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vanessa YaoLianxia Ziyi Zhou | Lianxia Ziyi Zhou |
| VVivian DawsonWanping Xu | Wanping Xu |
 Russell WongStuart Morton | Stuart Morton |
 Candace KitaYi-Niang | Yi-Niang |
 Richard OuyangMr. Song | Mr. Song |
 Jim LauMaster Jiang | Master Jiang |
 Daisy WangWei Jiang | Wei Jiang |
| PPriscilla LyZiyi (Child) | Ziyi (Child) |
| AAudrey LyZiyi (Teen) | Ziyi (Teen) |
 Naomi MatsudaZiyi (Older) | Ziyi (Older) |
| DDawen ZhangLady Xu | Lady Xu |
| DDennis ZenChang | Chang |
| TTarin ChenvanichLu Xiaoman | Lu Xiaoman |
 Albert LewArt Dealer | Art Dealer |
| JJaclyn NeufferFan Lady #2 | Fan Lady #2 |
 Liana GiurissevichNY Shopper | NY Shopper |
| HHenry MarkFoot Binder | Foot Binder |