Raise the Red Lantern

2h 5m
Drama
7.9

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.

Cast

Gong Li
Songlian
He Saifei
Meishan
Cao Cuifen
Zhuoyun
Kong Lin
Yan'er
Zhao Qi
Housekeeper
Jin Shuyuan
Yuru
Ma Jingwu
Chen Zuoqian
Cui Zhigang
Doctor Gao
Chu Xiao
Feipu
Cao Zengyin
Old Servant
Ding Weimin
Songlian's Mother

Crew

Zhang Yimou
Director
Ni Zhen
Writer
Su Tong
Novel
Du Yuan
Editor
Lun Yang
Director of Photography
Zhao Fei
Director of Photography
Wenze Zhang
Executive Producer
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Executive Producer
Yau Fook-Sang
Producer
Tong Huamiao
Costume Designer, Costume Design
Lanhua Li
Sound Designer
Naoki Tachikawa
Original Music Composer
Zhao Jiping
Original Music Composer
Cao Juiping
Art Direction

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