The Longest Night in Shanghai
| The Longest Night in Shanghai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Zhang Yibai |
| Written by | Yuji Yamamura Zhang Yibai |
| Starring | Zhao Wei Masahiro Motoki Dylan Kuo |
| Music by | Hiroaki Ito |
| Cinematography | Yang Tao |
| Editing by | Tao Wen |
| Release date(s) |  China:June 26, 2007 Japan:September 22, 2007 South Korea:December 6, 2007 Hong Kong:November 8, 2007(DVD premiere) Malaysia:April 30, 2009(DVD premiere) |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country |  China Japan |
| Language | Mandarin Japanese |
The Longest Night in Shanghai (Chinese: 夜。上海) is a 2007 Chinese/Japanese film produced by Japan's Movie Eye Entertainment and directed by Chinese director Zhang Yibai. It is a rare collaboration between China and Japan.
The film consists of a diverse cast. It stars Chinese actress Zhao Wei and Japanese actor Masahiro Motoki. Other members of the cast include Taiwanese actor Dylan Kuo, Hong Kong actor Sam Lee, and Japanese actress Naomi Nishida[1]
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[edit] Cast
- Zhao Wei ... Lin Xi
- Masahiro Motoki ... Naoki Mizushima
- Naomi Nishida ... Miho Takahashi
- Shinobu Otsuka ... Rie Hara
- Naoto Takenaka ... Taro Yamaoka
- Takashi Tsukamoto ... Ryuichi Kwaguchi
- Toshihiro Wada ... Atsushi Kayama
- Dylan Kuo ... Dongdong
- Feng Li ... Lin Xi's brother
- Ben Niu ... Old taxi-driver
[edit] Soundtracks
Firefly; Breathe (by Frally Hynes)
[edit] Reception
"Pic shuttlecocks between the corny and the involving, but Zhao's natural perf and Shanghai itself (always front and center, knitted into the action) keep things watchable."--Variety[2]
[edit] Awards and nominations
Ibiza International Film Festival
- Won: Independent Spirit Prize
- Nominated: Golden Faclon Award
14th Beijing Studeng Film Festival
- Won: Grand Prix Award
- Won: Favorite Actress(Zhao Wei) also for The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
10th Shanghai International Film Festival
- Won: Press Prize-Most Acttractive Actress(Zhao Wei)
- Won: Press Prize-Best Box Office
[edit] References
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2006-05-09). "Movie Eye gazes at 'Shanghai': China-Japan co-production to star Zhao and Motoki". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942846.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ Derek Elley (2007-07-12). "Movie Review:The Longest Night in Shanghai". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934155.html?categoryid=31&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website
- The Longest Night in Shanghai at the Internet Movie Database
- The Longest Night in Shanghai at AllRovi
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