China Synopsis
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.
Other Titles From Living Films
Drama + Thriller in China
42 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shanghai itself).
The 2009–2011 China Window
Shanghai holds position #55 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shanghai premiered alongside 27 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $476K per minute on screen and earned $146K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 226th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
154 audience reviews — more than 82% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 70th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #712 of 946 China films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #445 of 547 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | German, Japanese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Living Films, Phoenix Pictures, TWC Asian Film Fund, The Weinstein Company |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | June 10, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1092634 |