Shanghai Kiss

Mar 17, 2007

1h 46m

★ 5.9

Overview

Liam Liu unwittingly gets involved with a high school girl. He suddenly has to go to China after learning from his father that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. He's not very appreciative of his Chinese roots, and at first, only wants to sell the house and get back to the U.S. as fast as possible. He gets a taste of the Chinese culture and ends up having some big decisions to make.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Shanghai Kid Films

Shanghai Kiss Trailers

Cast

Liam Liu

Ken Leung

Adelaide Bourbon

Hayden Panettiere

Georgia

Kathleen Lancaster

Joe Silverman

Joel David Moore

Virginia

Summer Altice

Mark Liu

James Hong

Micki Yang

Kelly Hu

Casting Director

Lorna Scott

Jessica / Cute Blonde

Spencer Redford

Casting Director (voice)

Steve Connell

Young Handsome Guy

Brian Gardner

Adelaide's Father

Timothy Bottoms

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