A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Zhang ZiyiYu Zhen | Yu Zhen |
 Takeshi KaneshiroYan Zenkun | Yan Zenkun |
 Song Hye-kyoZhou Yunfen | Zhou Yunfen |
 Huang XiaomingLei Yifang | Lei Yifang |
 Tong DaweiTong Daqing | Tong Daqing |
 Masami NagasawaMasako Shimura | Masako Shimura |
 Qin HailuNot listed | Not listed |
 Yang Kuei-meiNot listed | Not listed |
 Angeles WooMei Fang | Mei Fang |
 Wang QianyuanNot listed | Not listed |
 Bowie Lam Bo-YeePeter Yuan | Peter Yuan |
 Cong ShanNot listed | Not listed |
 Jack KaoYan Cangmeng | Yan Cangmeng |
 Hitomi KurokiNot listed | Not listed |
 Tony YangNot listed | Not listed |
 Zhang JiayiNot listed | Not listed |
 Wang ZhifeiCaptain Chen | Captain Chen |
 Lin Mei-shiuNot listed | Not listed |
 Zhang GuoqingOld Guo | Old Guo |
 Yu FeihongNot listed | Not listed |
 Guan ZeqiangClassmate | Classmate |
 Bonnie XianNot listed | Not listed |
 Guo ChaoMayor's Butler | Mayor's Butler |