Lani Loa – The Passage
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lani Loa - The Passage
| image = Laniloa.jpg
| caption = Italian DVD release poster (MEDUSA)
| director = Sherwood Hu
| writer = John P. Marsh
| producer = John P. Marsh
Sherwood Hu
| starring = Angus Macfadyen
Ray Bumatai
Carlotta Chang
Chris Tashima
| narrator =
| cinematography = Hou Yong
| editing = Nicholas C. Smith
| music = Frank Fitzpatrick
| released = {{Film date|1998}}
| runtime = 89 min.
| country = United States
China
| language = English
}}
Lani Loa – The Passage is a 1998 film directed by Sherwood Hu, executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola, about a woman murdered on her wedding day in Hawaii who comes back to haunt her murderers. The film stars Angus Macfadyen, Ray Bumatai, Carlotta Chang and Chris Tashima. It was the first film from Coppola's and Wayne Wang's Chrome Dragon Films, a short-lived film company that was to specialize in utilizing Asian talent on American-financed projects. Set in Hawaii, the film was shot in Hilo, Hawaii and in China, in Hainan and Shanghai.
It screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival and the Hawaii International Film Festival (as Lani Loa: The Heavenly Passage) and has been released in Asia on VCD, as Lani-Loa (Hawaiian Ghost Story).
Cast
(Main players)
- Angus Macfadyen as Turner
- Ray Bumatai as Hawaiian Kenny
- Carlotta Chang as Jenny
- Chris Tashima as Bong
- Leonelle Akana as Auntie Wana
See also
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0120726|title=Lani Loa - The Passage}}
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Category:Films about Chinese Americans
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:English-language crime films
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