A group portrait of old Shanghai in the 1930s - the powerful gang leader, the lonely socialite, the Japanese brother-in-law who speaks authentic Shanghainese, the killer who only charges for transportation, the neglected but loyal concubine, the glamorous movie queen, the unfathomable housekeeper in the deep courtyard, the movie emperor who occasionally cheats, the gang brother with hormones overflowing his brain, the virgin who wants to lose his virginity, the kind prostitute, the celebrity husband who goes with the flow, the second brother of the gang who surrenders to the Japanese, and Mr. Dai who is busy but finds time for love. Under the war, the prosperity is gone. The gang leader fled to Hong Kong, the socialite disappeared, the Japanese brother-in-law died in Shanghai, the movie queen was abandoned by her husband, the virgin met the prostitute, and the concubine killed the second brother. The war was tragic, and the war finally ended.