Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Da hong denglong gaogao gua
China, 1920. One master, four wives.
125 min
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.
- Release date
- September 10, 1991
- Country of origin
- China
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $16,600,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Gong Li as Songlian
- Saifei He as Meishan (Third Wife)
- Cuifen Cao as Zhuoyan (Second Wife)
- Lin Kong as Yan'er
- Shuyuan Jin as Yuru (First Wife)
- Jingwu Ma as The Master
- Zhigang Cui as Dr. Gao
- Zengyin Cao as Old Servant
- Weimin Ding as Songlian's Mother
- Qi Zhao as Housekeeper
Crew
- Yimou Zhang · Director
- Tong Su · Writer
- Ni Zhen · Writer
- Fu-Sheng Chiu · Producer
- Naoki Tachikawa · Composer
- Jiping Zhao · Composer
- Lun Yang · Cinematographer
- Fei Zhao · Cinematographer
- Yuan Du · Editor