Shanghai Knight

Apr 18, 2022

1h 28m

★ 1.5

Overview

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce established a Jockey Club during the Republic of China, patriot Jin Guangrong signed the "Seven Wharfs" gambling contract with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in order to protect the control of the wharf. Ma Yunfei, a hero with superb riding skills became entangled with Jin Guangrong due to someone's framing, and became a murderer overnight. A gamble, a wave of conspiracies, and a fierce and thrilling horse race have made the already unstable Shanghai bund even more turbulent...

Genres

Drama

Shanghai Knight Trailers

Cast

Jin Guangzhong

Ray Lui

Ma Yunfei

Liu Zhuoting

Ro Hong

Kimmy Tong Fei

Masahiko Uchiyama

Michael Jen

Jin Meyer

Yu Zixuan

Jin Bao

Li Yan

Jin Bao

Yan Li

Taskmaster

Yang Di

Te Tou

Hu Yijia

Liang Fenglo

Johnson Chen

Jia Xing Long

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