Shanghai Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder.

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jan. 31, 2016

Shanghai

Release Date: Friday, October 2, 2015 Limited

Director: Mikael Hafstrom

Starring: Gong Li • John Cusack • Chow Yun-Fat • Ken Watanabe • Rinko Kikuchi

R Drama N/A

2.43 / 5.0

81% WILL SEE 19% WON'T SEE

Rent or buy

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: An American returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

Drama Thriller

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Who stars in Shanghai – Cast List

Gong Li
Eros, Mulan
John Cusack
Fog of War, 2012
Chow Yun-Fat
Dragonball Evolution, Bulletproof Monk
K
Ken Watanabe
Kokuho, Inception
R
Rinko Kikuchi
Pacific Rim, 47 Ronin
J
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Rampage, Fall

Who is making Shanghai – Crew List

A look at Shanghai behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mikael Hafstrom last helmed Stockholm Bloodbath and Slingshot . The film's writer Hossein Amini last penned Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) and Our Kind of Traitor.

Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini

Studios: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: Barry Mendel Productions
Phoenix Pictures

Production – What we know about the Shanghai

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2010

Completed

Changed Shanghai movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong violence, some drug use and brief language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Shanghai Trailers and Clips

Shanghai

Theatrical Trailer

Shanghai Release Date: When was the film released?

Shanghai was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 2 , 2015. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Martian, Olvidados and Hell & Back. As a limited release, Shanghai was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.