Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Zhang Yimou.

Cast

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

Crew

• Su Tong — Novel
• Zhang Yimou — Director
• Yau Fook-Sang — Producer
• Ni Zhen — Writer
• Naoki Tachikawa — Original Music Composer
• Zhao Jiping — Original Music Composer
• Lun Yang — Director of Photography
• Zhao Fei — Director of Photography

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