The Last Tycoon
2012 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 6.4 · 66% critics
After being framed by a corrupt official, a young man escapes prison and rebuilds his life in Shanghai’s violent criminal world. As he rises toward power, war pressures, political scheming, and a chance reunion with a past love force him to face what his ambition has cost.
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Details
- Original title
- 大上海
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-12-22
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (51 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy crime epics with romance, power struggles, and a wartime backdrop, especially if Once Upon a Time in Shanghai worked for you; Not for you if you want something light or fast-moving.
Pros: sweeping rise-and-fall story; strong crime drama tension; romantic undercurrent | Cons: familiar mob beats; heavy melodrama; bleak atmosphere
Themes
- shanghai, china
- gangster
- chinese mafia
- mafia
- 1900s
Cast & crew
Chow Yun-Fat
as Cheng Daqi
Huang Xiaoming
as Cheng Daqi (young)
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
as Hong Shouting
Francis Ng Chun-Yu
as Máo Zài
Yuan Quan
as Ye Zhiqiu
Yuan Li
as Ling Husheng
Monica Mok Siu-Kei
as Bao
Kimmy Tong Fei
as younger Bao
Gao Hu
as Lin Huai
Xin Baiqing
as Cheng Zhaimei
Directed by Wong Jing