Ju Dou (1990)

  • PG-13
  • 09/22/1990 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 35m

An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.

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.

Zhang Yimou

Director

Liu Heng

Writer

Cast

Gong Li's headshot

Gong Li

Ju Dou
Li Wei's headshot

Li Wei

Yang Jinshan
Li Baotian's headshot

Li Baotian

Yang Tianqing
Niu Xingli's headshot

Niu Xingli

Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Jia Zhaoji's headshot

Jia Zhaoji

Er Laizi
Zhang Yi's headshot

Zhang Yi

Young Tianbai
Ji-an Zheng's headshot

Ji-an Zheng

Teenage Tianbai
Ma Chong's headshot

Ma Chong

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