shanghai, china,world war ii,female spy,american abroad,pacific theater,nazi collaborationism,spy thriller,japanese occupation of china,war against fascism,international espionage,noir,chinese resistance

Shanghai (2010)

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

An American man 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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Mikael Håfström
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    Paul Soames John Cusack
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    Anna Lan-Ting Gong Li
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    Anthony Lan-Ting Chow Yun-Fat
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    Conner Jeffrey Dean Morgan
  • Profile picture of Ken Watanabe
    Tanaka Ken Watanabe
  • Profile picture of David Morse
    Richard Astor David Morse
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    Leni Müller Franka Potente
  • Profile picture of Hugh Bonneville
    Ben Sanger Hugh Bonneville

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Keywords

  • shanghai, china
  • world war ii
  • female spy
  • american abroad
  • pacific theater
  • nazi collaborationism
  • spy thriller
  • japanese occupation of china
  • war against fascism
  • international espionage
  • noir
  • chinese resistance