Lord of Shanghai (2016)
- Original title
- 上海王
- Directed by
- Sherwood Hu
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a Chinese action drama about three men who hold power in Shanghai and the woman who links their lives. It follows their rise and fall over decades through crime and romance.
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What happens
Lord of Shanghai (Chinese: 上海王) is a 2016 Chinese action film co-written, produced and directed by Sherwood Hu and stars Hu Jun, Yu Nan, Rhydian Vaughan, and Qin Hao. The film is an adaptation of Hong Ying's novel of the same name. It picks up the story of three generations of the Lord of Shanghai and their love story of the legendary woman Xiao Yuegui. The film was first released in China on February 17, 2017. A sequel, Lord of Shanghai II, directed again by Wu and featuring most of the cast with the addition of Amber Kuo, was released on August 22, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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