Shadow of China
| Shadow of China | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mitsuo Yanagimachi |
| Screenplay by | Richard Maxwell Mitsuo Yanagimachi |
| Based on | Snake Head by Masaaki Nishiki |
| Produced by | Don Guest Elliott Lewitt |
| Starring | John Lone Sammi Davis Vivian Wu |
| Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
| Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
| Music by | Yasuaki Shimizu |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Countries | United States Japan |
| Language | English |
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
- ^ Farley, Ellen (24 November 1989). "IN CHINA, SHOW BIZ AS USUAL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (15 March 1991). "MOVIE REVIEWS: Wheeling and Dealing in the "Shadow"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (10 March 1991). "Review/Film; High Finance and Mystery In a Hong Kong Setting". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2020.