When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army.
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Title: Red Sorghum (1988)
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18 wins & 6 nominations.
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| Li Gong | ... | Wo Nainai (My Grandma) | |
| Wen Jiang | ... | Wo Yeye (My Grandpa) | |
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Rujun Teng | ... | Wo Luohan Yeye (Uncle Luohan) (as Rujun Ten) |
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Ji Liu | ... | Wo Die (My Dad) |
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Ming Qian | ... | Wo Nainai ta Die (My Grandma's Dad) |
| Chunhua Ji | ... | Sanpao | |
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Chunhua Zhai | ||
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Zhaoji Jia | ||
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Yuxiang Zhang | ||
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Guiyun Zhou | ||
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Qianbin Yang | ... | (as Yang Qianbin) |
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Guoqing Xu | ||
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Erga Yao | ||
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Yusheng Li | ||
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Kun Dong | ||
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In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants. When the master dies she finds herself inheriting the isolated business. Written by Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>
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February 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Credit goes to Yimou for stripping this epic 2 novel series down to this spare and gorgeous little hour and a half. For all the recent fantastic forays into Chinese fantasy, this story (which is allegedly true) shown as it is, is as close to a fairy tale as it gets, at least until the very end. Every shot is a painting. For some reason this film is still near-impossible to find on DVD. I truly hope it is not being suppressed for anti-Japanese sentiment expressed in it. That would be a terrible shame. This film was released shortly before Tienanmenn (sp) and it has a boldness and frank humor rarely seen in Chinese film since.