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

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.

dramaticepicromanticviolenthistoricalintenselushfast-paced

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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