Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
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2010
1h 45m
6.1(182 votes)
Drama
Thriller
Mystery

Overview

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

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Production Companies

Living Films
Phoenix Pictures
The Weinstein Company

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

John Cusack

Paul Soames

John Cusack
Acting

巩俐

Anna Lan-Ting

巩俐
Acting

周潤發

Anthony Lan-Ting

周潤發
Acting

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Conner

Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Acting

渡辺謙

Tanaka

渡辺謙
Acting

David Morse

Richard Astor

David Morse
Acting

Franka Potente

Leni Müller

Franka Potente
Acting

Hugh Bonneville

Ben Sanger

Hugh Bonneville
Acting

安志傑

Yum

安志傑
Acting

Race Wong

Cabaret performer

Race Wong
Acting

Rosanne Wong

Cabaret performer

Rosanne Wong
Acting

Michael Culkin

Billy

Michael Culkin
Acting

Hon Ping Tang

Chen

Hon Ping Tang
Acting

Benedict Wong

Juso Kita

Benedict Wong
Acting

Christopher Buchholz

Karl Müller

Christopher Buchholz
Acting

Ronan Vibert

Mikey

Ronan Vibert
Acting

Nicholas Rowe

Ralph

Nicholas Rowe
Acting

Gemma Chan

Shin Shin

Gemma Chan
Acting

Yennis Cheung

Sanger's Girlfriend

Yennis Cheung
Acting

Leigh Barwell

Burlesque Dancer

Leigh Barwell
Acting

Wolf Kahler

German Consul

Wolf Kahler
Acting

Valentine Fillol-Cordier

French Taxi Dancer

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Acting

Elidh MacQueen

Casino Hostess

Elidh MacQueen
Acting

Andrew Yiallouros

Soldier

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Acting

Crystal Yu

Lili

Crystal Yu
Acting

Kittipong Subthawonpan

Wounded Assassin - Tuxedo

Kittipong Subthawonpan
Acting

Dean Alexandrou

Distraught Husband (uncredited)

Dean Alexandrou
Acting

Catherine Balavage

Secretary (uncredited)

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Acting

菊地凛子

Sumiko (uncredited)

菊地凛子
Acting

Selina Lo

Mei Ling (uncredited)

Selina Lo
Acting

Lex de Groot

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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Acting

Daniel Lapaine

Ted (uncredited)

Daniel Lapaine
Acting

Philip Harvey

Berated Editor

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