Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kieu Chinh | ... | Suyuan - The Mother | |
Tsai Chin | ... | Lindo - The Mother | |
France Nuyen | ... | Ying-Ying - The Mother | |
Lisa Lu | ... | An-Mei - The Mother | |
Ming-Na Wen | ... | June - The Daughter | |
Tamlyn Tomita | ... | Waverly - The Daughter | |
Lauren Tom | ... | Lena - The Daughter | |
Rosalind Chao | ... | Rose - The Daughter | |
Chao Li Chi | ... | June's Father | |
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Melanie Chang | ... | June - Age 9 |
Victor Wong | ... | Old Chong | |
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Lisa Connolly | ... | Singing Girl |
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Mai Vu | ... | Waverly - Age 6-9 (as Vu Mai) |
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Ying Wu | ... | Lindo - Age 4 |
Meijuan Xi | ... | Lindo's Mother (as Mei Juan Xi) |
Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their difficult mother/daughter relationship. Written by Robert Pare
Words fail to capture the essence of this film. I read the book before I saw the movie and as anyone can tell you, the book for a movie is usually a lot better, but in this case and I think they are both on the same level. I watched this movie again for the umpteenth time today and every time I watch it I see the magic again. It makes me think of my own relationship with my mother and my relationship with my daughter. This is the story that made me feel in love with Asian film.