Ju Dou

An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.

7.2/1019901h 35mReleased

Drama

Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.

Released: Apr 21, 1990

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Gong Li

Ju Dou

Li Wei

Yang Jinshan

Li Baotian

Yang Tianqing

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