Raise the Red Lantern

Directed by Zhang Yimou
PG
1991    2h 5mDrama, Romance
8.197%94%7.9
A young woman becomes the fourth concubine of a wealthy man and soon realizes there's fierce competition for his attention and the associated privileges.

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  • Gong LiSong Lian
  • Ma JingwuChen Zuo Qian
  • He SaifeiMei Shan
  • Cao CuifenZhuo Yun
  • Kong LinYan'er
  • Jin ShuyuanYu Ru
  • Chu XiaoFei Pu
  • Ding WeiminMother Song
  • Cao ZengyinOld Servant
  • Cui ZhigangDr. Gao
  • Zhou QiChen Baishun
  • Zhang YimouDirector
  • Su TongNovel
  • Ni ZhenWriter
  • Wenze ZhangExecutive Producer
  • Hou Hsiao-hsienExecutive Producer
  • Yau Fook-SangProducer
  • Cao JuipingArt Direction
  • Lun YangDirector Of Photography
  • Zhao FeiDirector Of Photography

Raise the Red Lantern Ratings & Reviews

  • Jefferson BittencourtApril 10, 2025
    Beautiful performances and cinematography. It's a masterpiece of color, texture, acting and directing. Zhang Yimou is a master of cinema.

Raise the Red Lantern Trivia

Raise the Red Lantern was released on December 18, 1991.

Raise the Red Lantern was directed by Zhang Yimou.

Raise the Red Lantern has a runtime of 2h 5m.

Raise the Red Lantern was produced by Yau Fook-Sang.

A young woman becomes the fourth concubine of a wealthy man and soon realizes there's fierce competition for his attention and the associated privileges.

The key characters in Raise the Red Lantern are Song Lian (Gong Li), Chen Zuo Qian (Ma Jingwu), Mei Shan (He Saifei).

Raise the Red Lantern is rated PG.

Raise the Red Lantern is a Drama, Romance film.

Raise the Red Lantern has an audience rating of 9.4 out of 10.

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