To Live

To Live

133 mins | Drama, Romance, War | May 26, 1994

Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.

To Live

133 mins | Drama, Romance, War | May 26, 1994

To Live
Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Shanghai Film Studio, Era International Ltd
Original title 活着
Directors Zhang Yimou
Writers Hua Yu, Lu Wei

Cast

Ge You

as Xu Fugui

Gong Li

as Jiazhen

Niu Ben

as Town Chief

Jiang Wu

as Wan Erxi

Huang Zong Luo

as Fugui's Father

Guo Tao

as Chunsheng

Ni Dahong

as Long'er

Liu Tianchi

as Young Adult Xu Fengxia

Xiao Cong

as Teenage Xu Fengxia

Zhang Lu

as Young Xu Fengxia

Dong Fei

as Xu Youqing

Liu Yanjin

as Fugui's Mother

Li Lianyi

as Lao Quan

Zhang Kang

as Mantou

Zhao Yuxiu

as Physician Wang

Sophie Su Yan

as Nurse