Shadow of China

Shadow of China
Directed by	Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Screenplay by	Richard Maxwell Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Based on	Snake Head by Masaaki Nishiki
Produced by	Don Guest Elliott Lewitt
Starring	John Lone Sammi Davis Vivian Wu
Cinematography	Toyomichi Kurita
Edited by	Sachiko Yamaji
Music by	Yasuaki Shimizu
Production companies	Fuji Television Network Nissho-Iwai Marubeni Nippon Herald Sotsu Sunrise Inc.
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release date	October 1989 (1989-10) (Tokyo)
Running time	131 minutes
Countries	United States Japan
Language	English

Shadow of China is a 1989 drama film directed and co-written by Mitsuo Yanagimachi and starring John Lone, Sammi Davis and Vivian Wu.^[1][2] It is based on the novel Snake Head by Masaaki Nishiki.^[3] It was the first Japanese-American co-production financed entirely in Japan, and the first English-language film by director Yanagimachi.

Plot summary

A Chinese political refugee tries to make his way to the top as a businessman in Hong Kong, while his former radicalism is transformed into cynicism. His past comes back to haunt him.

Cast

• John Lone as Henry
• Kōichi Satō as Akira
• Sammi Davis as Katharine
• Vivian Wu as Moo-Ling
• Roland Harrah III as Xiao Niu
• Roy Chiao as Lee Hok Chow
• Constantine Gregory as Jameson
• Colin George as Burke
• Kenneth Tsang as Mr. Lau
• Dennis Chan as Mr. Wu
• Frédric Mao as Chi Fung
• Simon Yam as Po Kok
• Junko Takazawa as Phantom Mother
• Justina Vail as Caroline
• Sam Neill as John Dermot

References

1. Farley, Ellen (24 November 1989). "IN CHINA, SHOW BIZ AS USUAL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. Thomas, Kevin (15 March 1991). "MOVIE REVIEWS: Wheeling and Dealing in the "Shadow"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. Holden, Stephen (10 March 1991). "Review/Film; High Finance and Mystery In a Hong Kong Setting". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

External links

• Shadow of China at IMDb
• Shadow of China at Rotten Tomatoes