The Last Tycoon is a Hong Kong 2012 drama film directed by Wong Jing, starring Chow Yun-fat, Sammo Hung, Francis Ng and Huang Xiaoming. The film was released in mainland China on December 22, 2012, and in Hong Kong on January 3, 2013. The story is inspired by the life of Du Yuesheng, a prominent mob boss in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Plot
The story began in the 1910s in the early Republic of China. Cheng Daqi, a young fruit vendor from Chuansha, was arrested and jailed after being trapped for murder. He was rescued by Mao Zai, an agent who worked for the secret police. He traveled to Shanghai to seek new life. In Shanghai, he meets Hong Shouting, a mob boss, and becomes one of Hong's students. He also fell in love with Bao, the singer he finally married. His true love, however, is actually Ye Zhiqiu, an operatic actress from his hometown. At one point, Hong involuntarily offended the son of a general and was captured by the generals. Cheng negotiates with the general and successfully agrees with him to release Hong and invest in their bank. Hong felt so grateful to Cheng that he became a sworn oath with him.
About 20 years later, a middle-aged Cheng has become an influential tycoon boss and mob in Shanghai. He maintains close ties with Hong and Hong's wife, Ling Husheng. At the same time, he has a shaky relationship with Mao Zai, who is now a high-ranking officer in the National Revolutionary Army. He meets his old fire, Ye Zhiqiu, when he visits Shanghai, but he is already married to Cheng Zhaimei, a member of the underground resistance movement. They were caught in the Second Japan-Japan War, which broke out in 1937. Mao arranged for Cheng, Ye and her husband to flee to Hong Kong in the middle of the Battle of Shanghai, but held Bao as a hostage. with himher. After the fall of Shanghai, Mao defected to Japan and became provincial governor. The Japanese general, Nishino, intends to make Cheng the mayor of Shanghai, so Mao advises him to make his beloved people Cheng survive and use it to lure Cheng back to Shanghai.
Cheng returned to Shanghai and was reluctant to cooperate with the Japanese. He makes secret plans with Ye Zhiqiu to save their loved ones and allies, and kills Nishino. One night, when Nishino and Mao Zai were disturbed by opera performances in the theater, Cheng and his men broke into jail to save Hong Shouting, Ling Husheng and others. After returning to the theater, Cheng and his colleagues attack Japan and kill Nishino. Mao manages to escape backstage, where he holds Ye hostage at gunpoint and threatens to kill him if Cheng does not put down his gun. At that time, Bao appears and saves Ye from Mao, but dies in the process. Wrathful Cheng voiced his anger at Mao by shooting him repeatedly. Cheng takes Bao's body and walks out of the theater, only to find themselves surrounded by Japanese soldiers. They took refuge in the car and died together as the soldiers fired shots at them.
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Cast
Release
The film is screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2013.
Music
The music of this movie was made by Chan Kwong's wing. The theme song, Ding Feng Bo (???), was composed by Leon Ko and sung in Mandarin by Jacky Cheung, with lyrics written by Chris Shum. Ding Feng Bo won the Best Original Song at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Yi Sheng Shou Hou (????), another song from the movie, performed by Joanna Wang.
Acceptance
The Last Tycoon earned HK $ 5,787,307 at the Hong Kong box office and has grossed Ã, Â 126 million yen in mainland China on January 6, 2013.
Awards and nominations
- Hong Kong Film Awards 32nd
- Best Cinematography Nomination (Andrew Lau and Jason Kwan)
- Original Original Film Nomination (Chan Kwong-wing and Yu Peng)
- Best New Nominated Player (Feng Wenjuan)
- Won the Best Art Direction (Yee Chung-Man and Eric Lam)
- Winning Best Original Film Song ( Ding Feng Bo ; Leon Ko, Chris Shum, and Jacky Cheung)
- 7th Asian Film Awards
- Best Nominated Production Designers (Yee Chung-Man and Eric Lam)
- Best Nominated Costume Designer (Dai Mei-ling and Chan Chi-man)
References
External links
- The Last Tycoon in IMDb
- The Last Tycoon at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Last Tycoon in Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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