China Girl (1987)
- Starring:
- James Russo, Sari Chang, (more)
- Director(s):
- Abel Ferrara
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of China Girl
Director Abel Ferrara liberally employs his blackjack intensity in this lunatic gang romance that comes across as a cross between Mean Streets and West Side Story. The New York City street gangs of Chinatown and Little Italy are rattling their sabers and they become drawn when a Chinese restaurant opens up on the Italian side of Canal Street. In the middle of all this tension and violence, beautiful Chinese teenager Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) falls in love with Tony (Richard Panebianco), a pizza delivery boy. Of course, continuing with in the West Side Story vein, the parents of the two lovebirds are against the match. Not only that, but the Mafia and the Chinese mob conspire to separate the lovers in order to maintain an uncertain peace in the community. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Complete Cast of China Girl
- James Russo - Alberto Alby Monte
- Richard Panebianco - Tony Monte
- Russell Wong - Yung-Gan
- James Hong - Gung-Tu
- Tony Dante - Costare
- Robert Miano - Enrico Pento
- Johnny Shia - Jimmy Bing
- Randall Sabusawa - Ma Fan
- Jadin Wong - Mrs. Lei
- Paul Hipp - Nino
- Judith Malina - Mrs. Monte
- Diane Cheng - Nyu Ren
- Sari Chang - Tye
- David Caruso - Johnny Mercury
- Joey Chin - Tsu-Shin
- Ida Bemardini - Rosa
- Robert La Sardo - Carlo Forza
- Sammy Lee - Mohawk
- Frank Young - Waiter
- John Ciarcia - Cha Cha
- Doreen Chan - Gau Shing
- Joe Pentangelo - Mounted Policeman II
- Keenan Leung - Ying Tz
- Director(s):
- Abel Ferrara
- Writer(s):
- Nicholas St. John
- Producer(s):
- Mitchell Cannold, Michael Nozik
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Adult Language, Not For Children, Profanity, Adult Situations)
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