Tai-Pan [29584] Released: 1986-11-07 Revenue: $0 Budget: $25,000,000 Profit: $-25,000,000 Runtime: 127 mins Popularity: 1.9056 Vote Average: 5.2 Vote Count: 31 Overview: 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 [40] Bryan BrownDirk Struan Joan ChenMay-May John StantonTyler Brock Tim GuineeCulum Struan Bill LeadbitterGorth Brock Kyra SedgwickTess Brock Russell WongGordon Chen Katy BeheanMary Sinclair Janine TurnerShevaun Tillman Norman RodwayAristotle Quance John BennettOrlov Derrick BrancheVargas Vic ArmstrongDrunken Sailor Dickey BeerBrecks's Crew Phil Chatterton TongplawBoatswain Chen Kuan-TaiPirate Chen Shu Chen Chuang Rosemarie Dunham Robert Easton Richard Foo Nicholas Gecks Carol Gillies Pat GormanBritish Merchant Michael C. Gwynne Billy HorriganBrecks's Crew Barbara Keogh Joycelyne LewBeaten Whore Lisa Lu Bronco McLoughlinBrecks's Crew Glen MurphyMartial Artist Bert Remsen Patrick Ryecart Rob Spendlove Patty Toy Zhang Jie Mason CardiffMidshipman Denise KelloggNude Model Gam Biu Chan Lap-Ban Trailers Tai-Pan — Trailer 1986 film — Stars Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton