A sequel, Lord of Shanghai II, directed again by Wu and featuring most of the cast with the addition of Amber Kuo, was released on August 22, 2020.
[3] Years later, Xiao Yuegui organizes a theatrical troupe named "Tanhuang Banzi", and she returns to Shanghai.
Xiao Yuegui persuades Yu Qiyang (Rhydian Vaughan), an attendant to both lords of Shanghai, to promote justice.
[3] In 2003, Sherwood Hu bought the film rights to the 2003 novel Lord of Shanghai written by Hong Ying.
The film received mainly negative reviews, although it won several awards at the 8th Macau International Movie Festival.