In the 1960s, a young man named Chen meets a woman named May in a bar while joining the army. He sends her letters and visits her again on leave, but she has moved away. He sets out to find her. In the early 20th century, a writer named Mr. Chang works for a wealthy patron and often visits a brothel, where he befriends a singer and helps a courtesan named Ah Mei become a concubine. Meanwhile, in modern-day Taipei, a photographer named Zhen navigates a complicated relationship with his girlfriend Jing and a bisexual singer.
Three Times
A film featuring three interconnected stories, spanning across different eras - 1911, 1966, and 2005 - with two actors playing the lead roles in each narrative.