Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

The film charts the fortunes of two women who loved each other as sisters, but whose paths diverge when the Revolution brings an end to their old way of life in the brothel.

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

Ms. Qi, an erstwhile nationally famous Yue Opera actress, returns to her hometown in the last days of her life after a long absence from her three children. While she seeks reconciliation with her two sons, Autumn and Summer, Ms. Qi involves herself in a new play that stars Summer. Meanwhile, a series of secrets begin to reveal themselves.

A fictionalized account based on the life of Chinese literary giant Yu Da Fu.