Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.
陳博正
as Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
楊麗音
as Ah-chu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Tseng Kuo-feng
as Theater Manager (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Te-Nan Lai
as Kun-shu's Uncle (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Fu-yu Hou
as Kun-shu's Son (segment "The Sandwich Man")
崔福生
as Lee's Father (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Yu-Tze Chang
as Vicki (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Ding Chin
as Wang Wu-hsiung (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Ting-yi Fang
as Lin Tsai-fa (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Chi Chen
as Mei-li (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Hsia Chiang
as Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Sheng Li Cho
as Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")
