Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad is a 1995 Chinese crime-drama film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. The script is written by Bi Feiyu based on Li Xiao's 1994 novel Rules of a Clan (门规). The film is set in the criminal underworld of 1930s Shanghai, Republic of China and spans seven days. Shanghai Triad's Chinese title reads "Row, row, row to Grandma Bridge", refers to a well known traditional Chinese lullaby.
| Shanghai Triad | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 搖啊搖，搖到外婆橋 |
| Simplified Chinese | 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 |
| Literal meaning | Row, Row, Row to Grandma's Bridge |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáo a Yáo, Yáo Dào Wàipó Qiáo |
| Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
| Written by | Bi Feiyu |
| Based on | Rules of a Clan by Li Xiao |
| Produced by | Yves Marmion Jean-Louis Piel Wu Yigong |
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| Cinematography | Lü Yue |
| Edited by | Du Yuan |
| Music by | Zhang Guangtian |
| Distributed by | United States: Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates | Cannes: May 1995 United States: 22 December 1995 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | $2,086,101 (USA) |
The film was the last collaboration between Zhang Yimou and actress Gong Li in the 1990s, thus ending a successful partnership that had begun with Zhang's debut, Red Sorghum, and had evolved into a romantic relationship as well. With the wrapping of filming for Shanghai Triad the two agreed to end their relationship both professionally and personally. Gong Li and Zhang Yimou would not work together again until 2006's Curse of the Golden Flower.