Lord Of East China Sea

1993 2h 21m CN

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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The story of the rise to prominence of Luk, a Shanghai fruitseller who became one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ray Lui
Lu Yuesheng
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Huang Quanrong
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Yuan Xiaojun
Cecilia Yip Tung
Meng Xiaodong
Carina Lau
Lao Liu
Siqin Gaowa
Li Guijie
Kent Tong Chun-Yip
Cao Shan
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Furuha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Poon Man-Kit
Writers: Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Lord Of East China Sea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ray Lui and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Poon Man-Kit directs. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin, Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese.
3Part of the "Lord Of East China Sea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Ray Lui and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0105381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.