Tai-Pan

The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.

5.1

127 min

Cast

Bryan Brown

as Dirk Struan

Kyra Sedgwick

as Tess Brock

Katy Behean

as Mary Sinclair

John Stanton

as Tyler Brock

Janine Turner

as Shevaun Tillman

Russell Wong

as Gordon Chen

Joan Chen

as May-May

Tim Guinee

as Culum Struan

Bill Leadbitter

as Gorth Brock

Norman Rodway

as Aristotle Quance

John Bennett

as Orlov

Derrick Branche

as Vargas

Vic Armstrong

as Drunken Sailor

Dickey Beer

as Brecks's Crew

Phil Chatterton Tongplaw

as Boatswain

Chen Kuan-Tai

as Pirate

Chen Shu

Chen Chuang

Rosemarie Dunham

Robert Easton

Nicholas Gecks

Gam Biu

Carol Gillies

Pat Gorman

as British Merchant 2

Michael C. Gwynne

Billy Horrigan

as Brecks's Crew

Barbara Keogh

Joycelyne Lew

as Beaten Whore

Lisa Lu

Bronco McLoughlin

as Brecks's Crew

Glen Murphy

as Martial Artist

Bert Remsen

Patrick Ryecart

Rob Spendlove

Patty Toy

Zhang Jie

Mason Cardiff

as Midshipman

Denise Kellogg

as Nude Model

Chan Lap-Ban

Director

Daryl Duke