Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.
Shih Chun
Lu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan
Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen
Han Xuemei / Meng Hualing / Manfeng
Chiang Hou-Jen
Feng Rui / Ma Jingbai / Yang Qiusheng
Tsao Chien
Lu Zizhen, part 1
Lee Man-Tai
The Mute, part 1
Hsi-ping Chang
Hsiao-ping Chang
Chen Hui-Lou
Uncle Xiao Yunan, part 2
Chang Pao-Shan
Er ye, part 2
Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.
A delivery boy falls for a young girl who is hearing impaired. Comparing themselves with water birds and trees, together they are going to break the barrier and pursuit their dreams and take their relationship to the next level.
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.