Shadow of China

1989 film by Mitsuo Yanagimachi
  • October 1989 (1989-10) (Tokyo)
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Shadow of China is a 1989 drama film directed and co-written by Mitsuo Yanagimachi and starring John Lone, Sammi Davis and Vivian Wu.[1][2] It is based on the novel Snake Head by Masaaki Nishiki.[3] It was the first Japanese-American co-production financed entirely in Japan, and the first English-language film by director Yanagimachi.

Plot summary

A Chinese political refugee tries to make his way to the top as a businessman in Hong Kong, while his former radicalism is transformed into cynicism. His past comes back to haunt him.

Cast

  • John Lone as Henry
  • Kōichi Satō as Akira
  • Sammi Davis as Katharine
  • Vivian Wu as Moo-Ling
  • Roland Harrah III as Xiao Niu
  • Roy Chiao as Lee Hok Chow
  • Constantine Gregory as Jameson
  • Colin George as Burke
  • Kenneth Tsang as Mr. Lau
  • Dennis Chan as Mr. Wu
  • Frédric Mao as Chi Fung
  • Simon Yam as Po Kok
  • Junko Takazawa as Phantom Mother
  • Justina Vail as Caroline
  • Sam Neill as John Dermot

References

  1. ^ Farley, Ellen (24 November 1989). "IN CHINA, SHOW BIZ AS USUAL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas, Kevin (15 March 1991). "MOVIE REVIEWS: Wheeling and Dealing in the "Shadow"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (10 March 1991). "Review/Film; High Finance and Mystery In a Hong Kong Setting". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

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Films directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi