Shadow of China

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

Shadow of China
Directed byMitsuo Yanagimachi
Produced byDon Guest
Elliott Lewitt
Screenplay byRichard Maxwell
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Based onSnake Head
by Masaaki Nishiki
StarringJohn Lone
Sammi Davis
Vivian Wu
Music byYasuaki Shimizu
CinematographyToyomichi Kurita
Edited bySachiko Yamaji
Distributed byFine Line Features
Release date
  • October 1989 (1989-10) (Tokyo)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryUnited States
Japan
LanguageEnglish

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

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References

  1. 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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