Shanghai Grand
Shanghai Grand, also known as Shanghai Grand 1996 to differentiate this film from the more illustrious 1980 television series of the same Chinese title, is a 1996 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by Poon Man-kit and starring Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung and Ning Jing.
| Shanghai Grand | |
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 Hong Kong film poster | |
| Traditional | 新上海灘 |
| Simplified | 新上海滩 |
| Mandarin | Xīn Shànghǎi Tān |
| Cantonese | San1 Seong6 Hoi2 Taan1 |
| Directed by | Poon Man-kit |
| Produced by | Tsui Hark Tiffany Chen |
| Written by | Poon Man-kit Matt Chow Sandy Shaw |
| Starring | Andy Lau Leslie Cheung Ning Jing |
| Music by | Wu Wai-lap Raymond Wong |
| Cinematography | Poon Hang-sang |
| Edited by | Marco Mak |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Win's Entertainment (Hong Kong) |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$20,837,056 |
This film was directed by Poon Man-kit and produced by Tsui Hark and his production company Film Workshop. It is a loose adaptation of the 1980 television series The Bund in many respects, even though it was done by narrating the action in three segments, each featuring the main characters of the film. Leslie Cheung was cast as Hui Man-keung, the original protagonist of The Bund, while Andy Lau was cast as the film's protagonist - Hui's close friend Ting Lik, a well-meaning but somewhat naive triad leader who was not amused when Hui fell in love with the same girl as the one of his affections. Ning Jing played their love interest Fung Ching-ching.
The story was set in Shanghai during the Republican era, when the city was dominated by triads shortly before it was occupied by the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Ting Lik
- Leslie Cheung as Hui Man-keung
- Ning Jing as Fung Ching-ching
- Wu Hsing-kuo as Fung King-yiu
- Lau Shun as Uncle Leung
- Amanda Lee as Lai-man
- Almen Wong as Fung King-yiu's assassin
- Chan Kin-yat as "Shorty" Chiu
- Jung Woo-sung as Taiwan People's League agent
- Lee Kin-yan as Ting Lik's henchman
- Tse Liu-shut as Ting Lik's henchman
- Yip Chun as Brother Four
- Wong Ming-sing as Fung King-yiu's henchman
- Ng Fei-kit
- Leung Ka-chun
- Cheung Kam-bon
- Pak Ham-yat
- Ngai Tsang-siu
Box office
The film grossed HK$20,837,056 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 13 July to 7 August 1996 in Hong Kong.
Awards and nominations
- 16th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Action Choreography (Stephen Tung)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Poon Hang-sang)
- Nominated: Best Art Direction (Bruce Yu)
Music
- Theme song: Shanghai Beach (上海灘) (Cantonese) / Most Beloved Shanghai Beach (最愛上海灘) (Mandarin)
- Composer: Joseph Koo
- Lyricist: James Wong
- Arranger: Ting Chi-kwong
- Singer: Andy Lau
- Insert theme: Sleeping Alone (一個人睡) (Cantonese) / Most Afraid of You Sleeping With Someone Else (最怕你跟别人睡) (Mandarin)
- Composer/Lyricist: Christopher Wong
- Arranger: Chiu Sang-hei
- Singer: Andy Lau