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.
The 2009–2011 China Window
92 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shanghai sits at position #55.
Other Titles From Living Films
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shanghai premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $476K per minute on screen and earned $146K per minute back.
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 |