Ju Dou (1990)

Ju Dou (1990)

An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion. 1990-04-21 China, Japan 95 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Gong Li is Ju Dou
Ju Dou
Li Wei is Yang Jinshan
Yang Jinshan
Li Baotian is Yang Tianqing
Yang Tianqing
Niu Xingli is Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Jia Zhaoji is Er Laizi
Er Laizi
Zhang Yi is Young Tianbai
Young Tianbai
Ji-an Zheng is Teenage Tianbai
Teenage Tianbai