Movie
Shanghai Triad
Overview
Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-09-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alpha Films, La Sept Cinéma, UGC, Shanghai Film Studios
- Country
- China, France
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Gong Li as Bijou / Xiao Jinbao
- Li Baotian as Boss Tang Laoda
- Sun Chun as Song Laoer
- Li Xuejian as Uncle Liushu
- Liu Jiang as Fat Yu
- Fu Biao as Laosan
- Chen Shu as Shiye
- Wang Xiaoxiao as Shuisheng
- Jiang Baoying as Cuihua
- Ngai Tsang-Siu
- Yang Qianqian as A Jiao
Crew
- Zhang Yimou - Director
- Bi Feiyu - Screenplay
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