InJapanese-occupiedShanghai,twopeoplefromdifferentculturesaredrawntogetherbyfateandthefreedomofmusic...1940.AiyiShaoisayoungheiressandtheownerofaformerlypopularandglamorousShanghainightclub.ErnestReismannisapennilessJewishrefugeedrivenoutofGermany,anoutsidersearchingforshelterinacitywaryofstrangers.HelosesnearlyallhopeuntilhecrossespathswithAiyi.WhenshehiresErnesttoplaypianoatherclub,herdefianceofcustomcausesasensation.HisinstantfamemakesAiyi’sclubonceagainthehottestspotinShanghai.Soontheyrealizetheysharemorethanapassionforjazz--buttheirdifferencesseeminsurmountable,andAiyiisengagedtoanotherman.Asthewarescalates,AiyiandErnestfindthemselvestornapart,andtheirchoicesbetweenloveandsurvivalgrowmoredesperate.Inthefaceofoverwhelmingodds,achainofeventsissetinmotionthatwillchangeboththeirlivesforever.Fromtheelectrifyingjazzclubstotheimpoverishedstreetsofacityundersiege,TheLastRoseofShanghaiisatimeless,sweepingstoryofloveandredemption.
