The Last Tycoon
6.5
“Loyalty At All Costs”
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?
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Cast
24 people
Chow Yun-Fat
Cheng Daqi
Known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dragonball Evolution
Huang Xiaoming
Cheng Daqi (young)
Known for
Ip Man 2
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Hong Shouting
Known for
Ip Man 2
Project A
Francis Ng Chun-yu
Máo Zài
Known for
Infernal Affairs II
Exiled
Yuan Quan
Ye Zhiqiu
Known for
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
The Captain
Yuan Li
Ling Husheng
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The Bronze Teeth
What Women Want
Monica Mok Siu-kei
Bao
Known for
Triple Threat
Accident
Kimmy Tong Fei
younger Bao
Known for
From Vegas to Macau
Gao Hu
Lin Huai
Known for
The Bullet Vanishes
From Vegas to Macau
Xin Baiqing
Cheng Zhaimei
Known for
Bureau 749
Coming Home
Joyce Feng
Ye Zhiqiu (young)
Known for
Operation Mekong
Project Gutenberg
Jiang Luxia
Known for
Double World
Operation Red Sea
Wong Jing Director · Manfred Wong Man-chun Writer Lui Koon-nam Writer
United States release January 3, 2013 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China · Production Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP), Basic Pictures
Production
Enlight Pictures
Production
Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP)
Production
Basic Pictures
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
大上海
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · December 22, 2012
Theatrical
United States · January 3, 2013
Theatrical
Singapore
January 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 24, 2013 · Theatrical
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