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Shadow of China (1990)

A sweeping epic of one's man ascent to power... and his fall from grace.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Mitsuo Yanagimachi

Synopsis

A Chinese immigrant tries to make his way to the top as a businessman in Hong Kong while his former radicalism is transformed into cynicism.

Actors

John Lone
John Lone
Henry
Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu
Moo-Ling
Sammi Davis
Sammi Davis
Katherine
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Akira

Crews

Masaaki Nishiki
Masaaki Nishiki
Novel
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Writer
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Director
Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Sachiko Yamaji
Sachiko Yamaji
Editor
Richard Maxwell
Richard Maxwell
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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