The Joy Luck Club

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-10-29

Languages:

English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Countries:

USA, China

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (12200 Reviews)

Director:

Wayne Wang

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Kieu Chinh Tsai Chin France Nuyen Lisa Lu

Writer:

Amy Tan (novel)

Amy Tan (screenplay)

Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their difficult mother/daughter relationship.

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