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Red Sorghum (1988): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

An evergreen, sourced guide to Red Sorghum: streaming options, cast and core facts.

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Here's the full cast of Red Sorghum (1988) — who plays who — plus where to watch and the essential facts about this movie.

Where to watch

Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.

Cast

Gong Li as Jiu'er; Jiang Wen as Yu; Teng Rujun as Uncle Luohan; Liu Ji as Jiu'er's Son; Qian Ming as Jiu'er's Grandmother; Ji Chunhua as Sanpao; Zhai Chunhua as Hu Er; Jia Zhaoji

About Red Sorghum

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

More like Red Sorghum

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Red Sorghum?

Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.

Who is in the cast of Red Sorghum?

Gong Li as Jiu'er; Jiang Wen as Yu; Teng Rujun as Uncle Luohan; Liu Ji as Jiu'er's Son; Qian Ming as Jiu'er's Grandmother; Ji Chunhua as Sanpao; Zhai Chunhua as Hu Er; Jia Zhaoji

Is this Red Sorghum guide official?

No. It uses TMDB data as a reference and is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

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