Ju Dou (1990)
Overview
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 7.835 |
Directed By
Zhang Yimou
Crew
Yang Fengliang
Zhang Yimou
Liu Heng
Hu Jian
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Wenze Zhang
Ru-jin Xia
Zhao Jiping
Du Yuan
Cao Juiping
Xia Rujin
Zhi-an Zhang
Gu Changwei
Lun Yang
TOP CAST
Gong Li
Ju Dou
Li Wei
Yang Jinshan
Li Baotian
Yang Tianqing
Niu Xingli
Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Jia Zhaoji
Er Laizi
Zhang Yi
Young Tianbai
Ji-an Zheng
Teenage Tianbai
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