Tai-Pan

"China was an unknown, forbidden land. For four centuries, her shores had not been touched by the West. But in the early days of the great sailing ships. Western merchants, drawn by the wonders of tea and silk and jade teased at her coastline with the twin seductions of bribery and opium. In the south of China's vastness on the edge of the inland city of Canton they boldly established a trading center and defied the emperor to act."

"Bryan Brown as Dirk Struan"

"Joan Chen as May-May"

"John Stanton as Tyler Brock"

"Tim Guineeas Culum Struan"

"Bill Leadbitter as Gorth Brock"

"Russell Wong as Gordon Chen"

"Katy Behean as Mary Sinclair"

"Kyra Sedgwick as Tess Brock"

"Janine Turner as Shevaun Tillman"

"Norman Rodway as Aristotle Quance"

"John Bennett as Orlov"

"Derrick Branche as Vargas"

"Chuang Cheng as Jin Qua"

"Rosemarie Dunham as Mrs. Fothergill"

"Robert Easton as Zergeyev"

"Richard Foo as Lin Din"

"Nicholas Gecks as Horatio"

"Carol Gillies as Mrs. Brock"

"Barbara Keogh as Mrs. Quance"

"Patrick Ryecart as Captain Glessing"

"Chen Kuan-tai as pirate"

"Dickey Beer as Breck's crew"

"Pat Gorman as British Merchant"

"Michael C. Gwynne as Cooper"