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Ju Dou

  • 19901990
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
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Ju Dou (1990)
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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 revealin... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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8.4K
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  • Directors
    • Yimou Zhang
    • Fengliang Yang
  • Writer
    • Heng Liu
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Wei Li
    • Baotian Li
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  • Directors
    • Yimou Zhang
    • Fengliang Yang
  • Writer
    • Heng Liu
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Wei Li
    • Baotian Li
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    • 33User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Ju Douas Ju Dou
    Wei Li
    • Yang Jinshanas Yang Jinshan
    Baotian Li
    Baotian Li
    • Yang Tianqingas Yang Tianqing
    Zhang Yi
    • Yang Tianbai as a childas Yang Tianbai as a child
    Ji-an Zheng
    • Yang Tianbai as a youthas Yang Tianbai as a youth
    Ma Chong
    Zhijun Cong
    Wu Fa
    Zhaoji Jia
    Jia Jin
    Xingli Niu
    Qianbin Yang
      • Directors
        • Yimou Zhang
        • Fengliang Yang
      • Writer
        • Heng Liu
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      • Trivia
        In the original novel Tianqing is the biological nephew of Jinshan and the story itself is about incest by affinity. The makers of the film version decided not to use the incest angle, so in the film Tianqing and Jinshan are not biologically related.
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      Ju Dou
      Mesmerizing melodrama set in 1920's China about a young woman who is forced to wed an abusive dye mill owner, who tortures her like an animal for not giving him a son, but more importantly, an heir. She decides to indulge in an affair with the nephew of her husband. Enthralling study of passion, sensation and burning for revenge brought to life in an extraordinary fashion which earned the film an Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film of 1990.
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • April 1991 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • China
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • Cúc Đậu
      • Filming locations
        • China
      • Production companies
        • China Film Co-Production Corporation
        • China Film Release Import and Export Company
        • Tokuma Shoten
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $1,986,433
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $10,300
        • Mar 10, 1991
      • Gross worldwide
        • $1,986,433
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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