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title: 'Year of the Dragon (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Cimino'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/year-of-the-dragon-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090350/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Year of the Dragon (1985)

1985 · 129 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Year of the Dragon is a 1985 American crime thriller film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino, and starring Mickey Rourke, John Lone, and Ariane Koizumi. The film follows tough New York City police captain Stanley White (Rourke) battling ruthless Chinese-American Triad boss Joey Tai (Lone). The screenplay, written by Cimino and Oliver Stone, is based on a 1981 novel by Robert Daley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino), [Oliver Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stone)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mansfield)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)
- **Editor:** [Noëlle Boisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/noelle-boisson)

## Cast

- [Victor Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-wong)
- [Jack Kehler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kehler)
- [Dennis Dun](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-dun)
- [Ariane Koizumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariane-koizumi)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke)
- [Eddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-jones)
- [John Lone](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lone)
- [Raymond J. Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-j-barry)
- [Caroline Kava](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-kava)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/year-of-the-dragon-1985
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