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The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Loyalty At All Costs

20126.41h 58m

Overview

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

Directed by Wong Jing
Written by Lui Koon-Nam, Wong Jing, Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Produced by Connie Wong Nga-Lam, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
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Top Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Cheng Daqi

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

Cheng Daqi (young)

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Hong Shouting

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Máo Zài

Yuan Quan

Yuan Quan

Ye Zhiqiu

Yuan Li

Yuan Li

Ling Husheng

Monica Mok Siu-Kei

Monica Mok Siu-Kei

Bao

Kimmy Tong Fei

Kimmy Tong Fei

younger Bao

Gao Hu

Gao Hu

Lin Huai

Xin Baiqing

Xin Baiqing

Cheng Zhaimei

Themes & Keywords

shanghai, chinagangsterchinese mafiamafia1900s

About The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon is a drama, history film released in 2012 exploring themes of shanghai, china, gangster, chinese mafia, mafia, 1900s. Directed by Wong Jing, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Huang Xiaoming, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo. Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

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