To Live
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
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Cast
17 people
Ge You
Xu Fugui
Known for
Let the Bullets Fly
If You Are the One
Gong Li
Xu Jiazhen
Known for
Mulan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Niu Ben
Town Chief
Known for
Black Dog
Little Big Soldier
Guo Tao
Chunsheng
Known for
3 Body Problem
Meg 2: The Trench
Jiang Wu
Wan Erxi
Known for
A Touch of Sin
Monster Hunt
Ni Dahong
Long'er
Known for
The Knockout
The Assassin
Liu Tianchi
Xu Fengxia
Also in
Romance of Our Parents
Summer of Changsha
Zhang Lu
Young Fengxia
Dong Fei
Xu Youqing
Also in
Enter the Forbidden City
A Kid's Kite
Huang Zongluo
Fugui's Dad
Also in
The Grand Mansion Gate
Laughing in the Wind
Liu Yanjin
Fugui's Mom
Known for
The Blue Kite
Li Lianyi
Sgt. Lao Quan
Also in
Yu Guan Yin
No Regrets
Zhang Yimou Director · Lu Wei Screenplay Yu Hua Screenplay
United States release September 30, 1994 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China · Production Era International Ltd
Production
Shanghai Film Studio
Production
Era International Ltd
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
活着
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · May 17, 1994
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 30, 1994
Theatrical
France
May 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 30, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
May 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
March 23, 2002 · Digital
Netherlands
May 26, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 27, 1995 · Theatrical
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