Movie

Shanghai

“In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder.”

★ 6.1(193)20101h 45m

Shanghai is streaming on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels in Italy, and available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies and Amazon Video. Availability checked 21 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Mikael Håfström
Release date: 2010-06-10
Runtime: 1h 45m
Language: German
Box office: $15,302,850
Budget: $50,000,000
Status: Released
Country: China
Studio: Living Films

Shanghai — trailer

About Shanghai

Shanghai is a 2010 movie in the Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring John Cusack, Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat. It has a runtime of 1 hour 45 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.1/10 from 193 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Shanghai in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

Cast

John Cusack

Paul Soames

Gong Li

Anna Lan-Ting

Chow Yun-Fat

Anthony Lan-Ting

Ken Watanabe

Tanaka

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Conner

David Morse

Richard Astor

Franka Potente

Leni Müller

Hugh Bonneville

Ben Sanger

Andy On Chi-Kit

Yum

Race Wong

Cabaret performer

Rosanne Wong

Cabaret performer

Michael Culkin

Billy

Themes & keywords

shanghai, chinaworld war iifilm noirfemale spyamerican abroadpacific theaternazi collaborationismspy thrillerjapanese occupation of chinawar against fascisminternational espionagechinese resistance