The Last Tycoon (2012)

6.4/10 118 min Drama History

Overview

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Cheng Daqi

Huang Xiaoming

Cheng Daqi (young)

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Hong Shouting

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Máo Zài

Yuan Quan

Ye Zhiqiu

Yuan Li

Ling Husheng

Monica Mok Siu-Kei

Bao

Kimmy Tong Fei

younger Bao

Gao Hu

Lin Huai

Xin Baiqing

Cheng Zhaimei

Joyce Feng

Ye Zhiqiu (young)

Jiang Luxia

Zhang Songwen

Kunjue Li

Du Yiheng

Zheng Yitong

Lu Lanchun

Shi Yaozhong

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