The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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?
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Manfred Wong Man-ChunWriter
- Wong JingDirector
- Lui Koon-NamWriter
- Wong JingWriter
- Comfort ChanOriginal Music Composer
- Yu-Peng ChenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chow Yun-FatCheng Daqi
- Huang XiaomingCheng Daqi (young)
- Sammo Kam-Bo HungHong Shouting
- Francis NgMáo Zài
- Yuan QuanYe Zhiqiu
- Yuan LiLing Husheng
- Monica Mok Siu-KeiBao
- Kimmy Tong Feiyounger Bao
- Gao HuLin Huai
- Xin BaiqingCheng Zhaimei
- Joyce FengYe Zhiqiu (young)
- Jiang LuxiaCast
