
Ju Dou
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.
Ju Dou
April 21, 1990
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Cast (12)

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

Ma Chong
N/A

Cong Zhijun
N/A

Jia Jin
N/A

Yang Qianbin
N/A

Wu Bin
N/A
Crew (14)
Directing

Zhang Yimou
Director

Yang Fengliang
Co-Director
Writing

Liu Heng
Writer
Production
Sound

Zhao Jiping
Original Music Composer

Ru-jin Xia
Original Music Composer
Art

Cao Juiping
Production Design

Xia Rujin
Production Design
Camera

Gu Changwei
Director of Photography

Lun Yang
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Zhi-an Zhang
Costume Design
Crew
No data availableEditing

Du Yuan
Editor