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Shanghai Triad

Original title: 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥

In 1930, Shanghai violence was not the problem. It was the solution.

  • Movie
  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 48m

Directed by Zhang Yimou

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 148 votes

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Overview

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

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Cast and crew

  • Gong Li

    Gong LiBijou / Xiao Jinbao

  • Li Baotian

    Li BaotianBoss Tang Laoda

  • Sun Chun

    Sun ChunSong Laoer

  • Li Xuejian

    Li XuejianUncle Liushu

  • Liu Jiang

    Liu JiangFat Yu

  • Fu Biao

    Fu BiaoLaosan

  • Chen Shu

    Chen ShuShiye

  • Wang XiaoxiaoShuisheng

  • Jiang Baoying

    Jiang BaoyingCuihua

  • Ngai Tsang-Siu

  • Yang QianqianA Jiao

Director
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Li Xiao and Bi Feiyu
Music
Guangtian Zhang
Cinematography
Lü Yue