Quick facts
- Released
- October 10, 1988
- Runtime
- 91 min
- IMDb
- tt0093206
- Country
- China
- Language
- Japanese, Mandarin
- Studio
- Xi'an Film Studio
Cast
Gong Li
Jiu'er
Jiang Wen
Yu
Teng Rujun
Uncle Luohan
Liu Ji
Jiu'er's Son
Qian Ming
Jiu'er's Grandmother
Ji Chunhua
Sanpao
Zhai Chunhua
Hu Er
Jia Zhaoji
Zhang Yuxiang
Zhou Guiyun
Yang Qianbin
Xu Guoqing
Yao Er-ga
Li Yusheng
Palanquin Porter
Dong Kun
Zhang Yimou
Nie Laijing
Hu Xiaoguang
Palanquin Porter
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Red Sorghum about?
- An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.
- Who directed Red Sorghum?
- Red Sorghum was directed by Zhang Yimou.
- Who stars in Red Sorghum?
- Red Sorghum stars Gong Li, Jiang Wen, Teng Rujun, Liu Ji.
- When was Red Sorghum released?
- Red Sorghum is a 1988 drama, romance, history film.
- Where can I watch Red Sorghum?
- You can watch Red Sorghum with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.