Raise the Red Lantern (大红灯笼高高挂) 32 years old

China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.

Raise the Red Lantern

China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand.

Credits

Raise the Red Lantern Cast

Name Character
Gong Li She was 25, now 58 years old as Song Lian
He Saifei She was 28, now 61 years old as Mei Shan
Li Baotian He was 45, now 77 years old
Ma Jing-Wu as Chen Zuo Qian
Xu Wei He was 470, 72 years old when he died
Cao Cuifen She was 47, now 80 years old as Zhuo Yun

Raise the Red Lantern Crew

Name Department
Zhao Fei as Director of Photography. He was 30 (now 63) years old Camera
Su Tong as Novel. He was 28 (now 61) years old Writing
Ni Zhen as Writer. He was 53 (now 86) years old Writing
Fu-Sheng Chiu as Producer. Production
Wenze Zhang as Executive Producer. Production
Naoki Tachikawa as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (now 75) years old Sound
Jiping Zhao as Original Music Composer. Sound
Zhang Yimou as Director. He was 41 (now 74) years old Directing
Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Executive Producer. He was 44 (now 77) years old Production
Raise the Red Lantern poster
Raise the Red Lantern (32 years)

China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 18, 1991
  • Runtime: 125 minutes