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Ju Dou (1990)

Original title: 菊豆

PG-13 · 1990-04-21 · 1h 35m · ZH
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An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.

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.

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Zhang YimouDirectorLiu HengWriter

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Gong LiGong LiJu DouLi WeiLi WeiYang JinshanLi BaotianLi BaotianYang TianqingXingli NiuXingli NiuPatriarch of the Yang ClanJia ZhaojiJia ZhaojiEr LaiziZhang YiZhang YiYoung TianbaiMa ChongMa ChongJi-an ZhengJi-an ZhengTeenage TianbaiCong ZhijunCong ZhijunWu FaWu FaJia JinJia JinYang QianbinYang Qianbin

Keywords

MurderAdulteryAccidental deathSadismDrowningModern chinaPatricideAbuseTechnicolorSpouse abuseIllicit love

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityMurder · Adultery · Accidental DeathDialogue densityDramaDirector preference59753Actor preference808 · 1026371 · 1026372Country preferenceCn

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What is Ju Dou about?

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.

How long is Ju Dou?

Ju Dou has a runtime of 95 minutes.