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.
Cast and Crew
Bryan Brown
Dirk Struan
Joan Chen
May-May
John Stanton
Tyler Brock
Tim Guinee
Culum Struan
Bill Leadbitter
Gorth Brock
Kyra Sedgwick
Tess Brock
Russell Wong
Gordon Chen
Katy Behean
Mary Sinclair
Janine Turner
Shevaun Tillman
Norman Rodway
Aristotle Quance
John Bennett
Orlov
Derrick Branche
Vargas
Vic Armstrong
Drunken Sailor
Dickey Beer
Brecks's Crew
Phil Chatterton Tongplaw
Boatswain
Chen Kuan-Tai
Pirate
Chen Shu
Chen Chuang
Rosemarie Dunham
Robert Easton
Richard Foo
Nicholas Gecks
Carol Gillies
Pat Gorman
British Merchant 2
Michael C. Gwynne
Billy Horrigan
Brecks's Crew
Barbara Keogh
Joycelyne Lew
Beaten Whore
Lisa Lu
Bronco McLoughlin
Brecks's Crew
Glen Murphy
Martial Artist
Bert Remsen
Patrick Ryecart
Rob Spendlove
Patty Toy
Zhang Jie
Mason Cardiff
Midshipman
Denise Kellogg
Nude Model
Gam Biu
Videos & Trailers
Tai-Pan — Trailer 1986 film — Stars Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton
