Raise the Red Lantern
Original title: Da hong denglong gaogao gua
1991 | PG | 2h 5m
Genre: Drama, Tragedy
Directed by
Zhang Yimou
Written by
Ni Zhen
Based on
Raise the Red Lantern (Wives and Concubines)
by Su Tong
Produced by
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Chiu Fu-sheng
Zhang Wenze
Starring
Gong Li
Ma Jingwu [zh]
He Saifei
Cao Cuifen
Jin Shuyuan
Cinematography Zhao Fei
Edited by Du Yuan
Music by Zhao Jiping
Naoki Tachikawa
Production
companies
Era International
China Film Co-Production Corporation
Distributed by Orion Classics
Release date
November 6, 2026 (United States)
10 September 1991 (Venice)
Running time 125 minutes
Budget $1 million
Box office $2.6 million (United States)
$3 million+ (Italy), $2 million+ (France)
$11 million+ (HK$85million+) (Outside Asia)
Countries of origin
China
Hong Kong
Language
Mandarin
Also known as
Đèn Lồng Đỏ Treo Cao
Filming locations
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Production companies
ERA International
China Film Co-Production Corporation
