Curse of the Golden Flower co-stars Chow Yun Fat & Gong Li, Japanese actor Watanabe Ken ( Memoirs of a Geisha, Inception), & American actor John Cusack meet in Shanghai for a decisive battle of espionage during World War II! The first Asia-based production from Weinstein Company, the mega-star-powered international co-production brought together a crew that
Includes:: Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom (1408) & renowned Iranian scriptwriter Hossein Amini ( The Wings of the Dove). Oscar-nominated Japanese actress Kikuchi Rinko ( Babel), German star Franka Potente ( Run Lola Run), & American actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan ( Watchmen) & David Morse ( Double Vision) round out the stellar supporting cast.
Set in 1941 on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the big-budget period action thriller revolves around American spy Paul Soames (John Cusack), who arrives in Japanese-occupied Shanghai to investigate the mysterious murder of his friend. His quest for the truth ultimately leads him to Shanghais underworld kingpin Anthony Lan-Ting (Chow Yun Fat), who has some suspicious dealings with Japanese intelligence officer, Captain Tanaka (Watanabe Ken). Falling for the powerful mob bosss beautiful wife Anna (Gong Li), Paul finds himself in grave danger as he gets entangled in an intricate web of lies & conspiracies...