Ju Dou

Ju Dou

An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.

1990•1h 35m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(174)

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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Production

China Film Co-Production 中国电影合作制片 (CFCC), Xi'an Film Studio

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Gong Li

Gong Li

Ju Dou

Li Wei

Li Wei

Yang Jinshan

Li Baotian

Li Baotian

Yang Tianqing

Niu Xingli

Niu Xingli

Patriarch of the Yang Clan

Jia Zhaoji

Jia Zhaoji

Er Laizi

Zhang Yi

Young Tianbai

Ji-an Zheng

Teenage Tianbai

Ma Chong

Cong Zhijun

Cong Zhijun

Jia Jin

Yang Qianbin

Wu Bin

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