Ju Dou
Visit website7.2/10 • 155
1990-04-21 • 1h 35m
An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.
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.
- Directors
- Zhang Yimou
- Writters
- Liu Heng
- Editors
- Liu Heng, Du Yuan
Ju Dou
Visit website1990-04-21 • 1h 35m
7.2/10 • 155
An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.
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.
- Directors
- Zhang Yimou
- Writters
- Liu Heng
- Editors
- Liu Heng, Du Yuan
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsGong Li
菊豆
Li Wei
杨金山
Li Baotian
杨天青
Niu Xingli
杨氏宗族的族长
Jia Zhaoji
二赖子
Zhang Yi
童年杨天白
Ji-an Zheng
少年杨天白
Ma Chong
Cong Zhijun
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- Original Language
- Chinese
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- Keywords
- adulterydrowningsadismmurderaccidental deathmodern chinatechnicolorabusespouse abuseillicit lovepatricide