---
title: 'Hibiscus Town (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Xie Jin'
released: '1987-03-05'
runtime_minutes: 164
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hibiscus-town-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087301/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hibiscus Town (1987)

1987 · 164 min · History, Romance · People's Republic of China

Original title: 芙蓉鎮

## Synopsis

Hibiscus Town is a 1986 Chinese film directed by Xie Jin, based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua. The film, a melodrama, follows the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution and as such is an example of the "scar drama" genre that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s that detailed life during that period. The film was produced by the Shanghai Film Studio.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Xie Jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/xie-jin)
- **Screenplay:** [Xie Jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/xie-jin), [Zhong Acheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhong-acheng)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ge Yan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ge-yan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lu Jun-Fu](https://cinepixo.com/people/lu-jun-fu)

## Cast

- [Liu Xiaoqing](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-xiaoqing)
- [Xu Song-Zi](https://cinepixo.com/people/xu-song-zi)
- [Jiang Wen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiang-wen)
- [Zhu Shi-Bin](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhu-shi-bin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hibiscus-town-1987
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