Poster for the movie Ju Dou

Ju Dou

1990 • 95 minutes
Drama

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.

Picture of Gong Li

Gong Li

Ju Dou

Picture of Li Wei

Li Wei

Yang Jinshan

Picture of Li Baotian

Li Baotian

Yang Tianqing

Picture of Niu Xingli

Niu Xingli

Patriarch of the Yang Clan

Picture of Jia Zhaoji

Jia Zhaoji

Er Laizi

Picture of Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

Young Tianbai

Picture of Ji-an Zheng

Ji-an Zheng

Teenage Tianbai

Picture of Ma Chong

Ma Chong

Picture of Cong Zhijun

Cong Zhijun

Picture of Jia Jin

Jia Jin

Picture of Yang Qianbin

Yang Qianbin

Picture of Wu Bin

Wu Bin