Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (1998)
The protagonists are mainly Huirong, Zhaobai, and Jikan, who have studied business management in the USA and have returned to their hometown, Shanghai. Huirong and Zhaobai are engaged, and although three of them are close friends, problems arise when they find out that their opinions clash on the matter of what the objective for building a new China should be and what direction it should take.
Director: Peng Xiaolian
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Yuan Quan as |
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Wang Yanan as |
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Dai Shaoan as |
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Liu Qiong as |
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Dai Zhaoan as |
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Chen Hongmei as |
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Gu Wei as |
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Wei Guochun as |
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Qi Feng as |
| Directing | Peng Xiaolian | Director |
| Writing | Zhang Jianya | Writer |
| Writing | Peng Xiaolian | Writer |
| Writing | Zhenxia Bian | Writer |
| Camera | Jong Lin | Director of Photography |