Shadow of China

Shadow of China is a 1989 drama film directed and co-written by Mitsuo Yanagimachi and starring John Lone, Sammi Davis and Vivian Wu. It is based on the novel Snake Head by Masaaki Nishiki. It was the first Japanese-American co-production financed entirely in Japan, and the first English-language film by director Yanagimachi.

Plot summary
A Chinese political refugee tries to make his way to the top as a businessman in Hong Kong, while his former radicalism is transformed into cynicism. His past comes back to haunt him.

Cast

 * John Lone as Henry
 * Kōichi Satō as Akira
 * Sammi Davis as Katharine
 * Vivian Wu as Moo-Ling
 * Roland Harrah III as Xiao Niu
 * Roy Chiao as Lee Hok Chow
 * Constantine Gregory as Jameson
 * Colin George as Burke
 * Kenneth Tsang as Mr. Lau
 * Dennis Chan as Mr. Wu
 * Frédric Mao as Chi Fung
 * Simon Yam as Po Kok
 * Junko Takazawa as Phantom Mother
 * Justina Vail as Caroline
 * Sam Neill as John Dermot