Shanghai Triad
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68% Critic Match

Shanghai Triad

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

6.8 / 10 1995 1h 48mR Chinese
DramaCrime

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Gong Li

Gong Li

Bijou / Xiao Jinbao

Lead
Li Baotian

Li Baotian

Boss Tang Laoda

Sun Chun

Sun Chun

Song Laoer

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Uncle Liushu

Liu Jiang

Liu Jiang

Fat Yu

Fu Biao

Fu Biao

Laosan

Chen Shu

Chen Shu

Shiye

WX

Wang Xiaoxiao

Shuisheng

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Zhang Yimou's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Shanghai Triad is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker