Tai-Pan

Also known as James Clavell's Tai-Pan, 大班

“Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint.”

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.