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Raise the Red Lantern

Original title: 大红灯笼高高挂

“China, 1920. One master, four wives.”

★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 822 votes

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

Director
Zhang Yimou
Release date
Dec 18, 1991
Original language
Chinese
Origin
China

Cast of Raise the Red Lantern

  • Portrait of Gong Li

    Gong Li

    Songlian

  • Portrait of He Saifei

    He Saifei

    Meishan

  • Portrait of Cao Cuifen

    Cao Cuifen

    Zhuoyun

  • Portrait of Kong Lin

    Kong Lin

    Yan'er

  • Portrait of Jin Shuyuan

    Jin Shuyuan

    Yuru

  • Portrait of Ma Jingwu

    Ma Jingwu

    Chen Zuoqian

  • Portrait of Cui Zhigang

    Cui Zhigang

    Doctor Gao

  • Zhao Qi

    Housekeeper

  • Chu Xiao

    Feipu

  • Portrait of Cao Zengyin

    Cao Zengyin

    Old Servant

  • Portrait of Ding Weimin

    Ding Weimin

    Songlian's Mother

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