Project Author: David Mills
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
ERA International, China Film Co-Production Corp., Century Communications, Salon Films
Raise the Red Lantern
China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.
Genre:
Drama
Runtime:
125
Released:
1991
Rating:
7.928
Budget:
$1,000,000
Box Office:
$16,600,000
WRITERS
Su Tong, Ni Zhen
FILM OVERVIEW
Raise the Red Lantern
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
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Zhang Yimou (Director)
Su Tong (Novel)
Ni Zhen (Writer)
Yau Fook-Sang (Producer)
Hou Hsiao-hsien (Executive Producer)
Wenze Zhang (Executive Producer)
Naoki Tachikawa (Original Music Composer)
Zhao Jiping (Original Music Composer)
Lun Yang (Director of Photography)
Tong Huamiao (Costume Design)
CAST MEMBERS
Gong Li
Ma Jingwu
He Saifei
Cao Cuifen
Kong Lin
Jin Shuyuan
Chu Xiao
Ding Weimin
Cao Zengyin
Cui Zhigang
MORE PRODUCTION
Lanhua Li (Sound Designer), Zhao Fei (Director of Photography), Du Yuan (Editor), Cao Juiping (Art Direction), Tong Huamiao (Costume Designer)
MORE CAST
Zhou Qi
