---
title: 'Red Sorghum (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zhang Yimou'
released: '1988-02-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-sorghum-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093206/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Red Sorghum (1988)

1988 · 91 min · War, History, Romance · People's Republic of China

Original title: 红高粱

## Synopsis

Red Sorghum is a 1988 Chinese film about a young woman's life working in a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on the first two parts of the novel Red Sorghum by Nobel laureate Mo Yan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zhang Yimou](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yimou)
- **Screenplay:** [Mo Yan](https://cinepixo.com/people/mo-yan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zhao Jiping](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-jiping)
- **Producer:** [Wu Tianming](https://cinepixo.com/people/wu-tianming)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gu Changwei](https://cinepixo.com/people/gu-changwei)

## Cast

- [Teng Rujun](https://cinepixo.com/people/teng-rujun)
- [Ji Chunhua](https://cinepixo.com/people/ji-chunhua)
- [Jiang Wen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiang-wen)
- [Gong Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/gong-li)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-sorghum-1988
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