Ju Dou
“An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.”
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
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Cast
12 people
Gong Li
Ju Dou
Known for
Mulan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Li Wei
Yang Jinshan
Known for
Spring in a Small Town
Li Baotian
Yang Tianqing
Known for
Shanghai Triad
Keep Cool
Niu Xingli
Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Also in
Old Well
Teahouse
Jia Zhaoji
Er Laizi
Known for
Red Sorghum
The King of Masks
Zhang Yi
Young Tianbai
Also in
Hero
Ji-an Zheng
Teenage Tianbai
No other roles listed
Ma Chong
Cong Zhijun
Known for
Devils on the Doorstep
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Jia Jin
Yang Qianbin
Known for
Red Sorghum
Wu Bin
Zhang Yimou Director · Liu Heng Writer Zhao Jiping Composer
United States release September 22, 1990 · Produced in China, Japan · Production Xi'an Film Studio, Miramax
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
Xi'an Film Studio
Production
Miramax
Studio
China · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
菊豆
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Japan · April 21, 1990
Theatrical
United States · September 22, 1990
Theatrical
China · September 1, 1992
Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 14, 1990 · Theatrical
February 9, 2012 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
August 25, 1990 · Theatrical
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