Ju Dou - 1990

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.

95min
1990
PG-13
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.6/10

Cast

Gong Li profile pictureGong LiJu Dou
Li Wei profile pictureLi WeiYang Jinshan
Li Baotian profile pictureLi BaotianYang Tianqing
Niu Xingli profile pictureNiu XingliPatriarch of the Yang Clan
Jia Zhaoji profile pictureJia ZhaojiEr Laizi

About Ju Dou

Ju Dou 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.

Age Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 95min

Extra details

Original Title: 菊豆
Original Language: Chinese
Directed By: Zhang Yimou
Production Companies
China Film Co-Production CorporationXi'an Film Studio