
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
Yu Jui

Betty Loh Ti
He Hua

Li Kun
Lao San / Kuan San Sheng

King Hu
Captain Ting

Tien Feng
Tien Te Kuei

Chen Yanyan
Mrs Tien

Ha Yee-Chau
Shi's Wife

Chiang Kuang-Chao
Chang Pao Lu

Kao Pao-Shu
Mrs Chang Erh Hu

Hao Li-Jen
Inspector Hao

Lui Ming
Lei Hsiao Ku

Han Ying-Chieh
Sun Chun

Yue Wai
Yu Lan Hsien

Lee Ying
Scholar Li

Wong Chung
Doctor Li Meng Shi