Ju Dou
1990 · Movie · PG-13 · 98 min · ★ 7.2
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. This tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
Also known as Ju Dou: Secret Love, Hidden Faces
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Details
- Original title
- 菊豆
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-04-21
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (179 votes)
- Box office
- $1,986,433
Themes
- adultery
- drowning
- sadism
- murder
- accidental death
- modern china
- abuse
- spouse abuse
- illicit love
- patricide
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 1991
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 1991
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1991 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gong Li
as Ju Dou
Li Wei
as Yang Jinshan
Li Baotian
as Yang Tianqing
Niu Xingli
as Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Jia Zhaoji
as Er Laizi
- ZY
Zhang Yi
as Young Tianbai
- JZ
Ji-an Zheng
as Teenage Tianbai
- MC
Ma Chong
Cong Zhijun
- JJ
Jia Jin
Directed by Zhang Yimou