Ju Dou

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Ju Dou

"An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion."

1990

1h 35m

7.2(182 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Gong Li

Ju Dou

Li Wei

Yang Jinshan

Li Baotian

Yang Tianqing

Niu Xingli

Patriarch of the Yang Clan

Jia Zhaoji

Er Laizi

Zhang Yi

Young Tianbai

Ji-an Zheng

Teenage Tianbai

Ma Chong

Cong Zhijun

Jia Jin

Creative team

Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Written by: Liu Heng
Produced by: Wenze Zhang
Hu Jian

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