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Ju Dou
Ju Dou

Ju Dou

An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.189/10

Release Date

21 April 1990

Country

China

Cast

Gong Li

Gong Li

Ju Dou

Li Wei

Li Wei

Yang Jinshan

Li Baotian

Li Baotian

Yang Tianqing

Niu Xingli

Niu Xingli

Patriarch of the Yang Clan

Jia Zhaoji

Jia Zhaoji

Er Laizi

Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

Young Tianbai

Ji-an Zheng

Ji-an Zheng

Teenage Tianbai

Ma Chong

Ma Chong

Cong Zhijun

Cong Zhijun

Jia Jin

Jia Jin

Yang Qianbin

Yang Qianbin

Wu Bin

Wu Bin

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