Raise the Red Lantern

大红灯笼高高挂

“China, 1920. One master, four wives.”

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.

Music

Naoki Tachikawa

Novela

Su Tong

Director

Zhang Yimou

Screenplay

Ni Zhen

Status

Released

Release date

10/10/1991

Original language

Chinese

Budget

US$ 1 M

Box office

US$ 17 M