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Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
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/10
15 Ratings

ONCE UPON A TIME IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai tan ma yongzhen

Directed by Wong Ching-Po
Hong Kong, 2014
Crime, Thriller, Drama

Synopsis

A Hong Kong ode to pre-war Shanghai. The legendary city of pulsating nightclubs, Japanese spies and dandy gangsters, summed up in stylish black-and-white Kung Fu films. A poor boy from the country fights his way to the top in a film that can compete with the best of them.

Synopsis

A Hong Kong ode to pre-war Shanghai. The legendary city of pulsating nightclubs, Japanese spies and dandy gangsters, summed up in stylish black-and-white Kung Fu films. A poor boy from the country fights his way to the top in a film that can compete with the best of them.