Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Release date: 2014-01-06
Votes: 157
Genres: Action, Crime
A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.
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