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Shadow of China
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Wikipedia article
'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. 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
*Kichi Sat 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
*Frdric Mao as Chi Fung
*Simon Yam as Po Kok
*Junko Takazawa as Phantom Mother
*Justina Vail as Caroline
*Sam Neill as John Dermot
References
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