"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."
Chen Bo-zheng
as Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Yang Li-Yin
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")
Tsui Fu-Sheng
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")
Chiang Hsia
as Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Sheng Li Cho
as Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Yen Cheng-kuo
as Chiang A-jih (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Chih-hsien Su
as Chiang A-chung (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Hui-Chun Wang
as Worker (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Shen-lin Po
as Lei-ke (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Tai Ho
as Foreign Police (segment "The Taste of Apple")
An-ju Shih
as A-fa's Daughter (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Hui-ling Chiang
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Wan Jen
Tseng Chuang-Hsiang
Wu Nien-jen
Writer
Huang Chunming
Story
Chiang-Sheng Hsin
Sound Recordist
Lee Fu-hsiung
Art Direction
Chen Kun-Hou
Director of Photography
Ji Ming
Producer
Liao Ching-Sung
Editor