Shanghai Grand
新上海灘
“ Love for the same woman threatens the friendship of two 1930s Shanghai gangsters. ”
CINEMA1996-07-13
RegionHK
Runtime96 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A gritty, visceral reimagining of the classic legend. Cheung reinvents Hui Man-keung as a brooding, weathered antihero with powerful dramatic presence.”
“A gritty, visceral reimagining of the classic legend. Cheung reinvents Hui Man-keung as a brooding, weathered antihero with powerful dramatic presence.”
“A cinematic reinterpretation of a classic Hong Kong story.”
Storyline
Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
DIRECTOR / Director
潘文杰
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