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Lord of Shanghai

Lord of Shanghai

20174.91h 51m

Overview

A lowly brothel maid captures the attention of Shanghai triad leaders, pulling her into a brutal war where she learns to rise above the odds in order to survive.

Directed by Sherwood Hu
Written by Hong Ying, Sherwood Hu
Produced by Peggy Chiao, Ren Zhonglun
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Top Cast

Hu Jun

Hu Jun

Shang Lixiong

Yu Nan

Yu Nan

Cassia

Rhydian Vaughan

Rhydian Vaughan

Yu Qiyang

Qin Hao

Qin Hao

Huang Peiyu

Liu Peiqi

Liu Peiqi

Commander Song Shoujiu

Bai Ling

Bai Ling

Madame Xin

He Saifei

He Saifei

Sister Jin

Purba Rgyal

Purba Rgyal

General Lu's Son

Johann Urb

Johann Urb

Jensen

Duobujie

Duobujie

Themes & Keywords

shanghai, chinabrotheltriad

About Lord of Shanghai

Lord of Shanghai is a crime, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of shanghai, china, brothel, triad. Directed by Sherwood Hu, it stars Hu Jun, Yu Nan, Rhydian Vaughan. A lowly brothel maid captures the attention of Shanghai triad leaders, pulling her into a brutal war where she learns to rise above the odds in order to survive.

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