Ju Dou
1990 · 95 min · Director: Yimou Zhang, Fengliang Yang, Zhang Yimou
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. This tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
Emotional fingerprint
Ju Dou (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 48 % | 70 % | 63 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 49 % | 68 % | 63 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 63 % | 42 % | 56 % | 54 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 55 % | 39 % | 44 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 68 % | 44 % | 47 % | 57 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Love | 73 % | 29 % | 47 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Love | 73 % | 20 % | 48 % | 42 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 80 % | 27 % | 68 % | 42 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 82 % | 32 % | 76 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 43 % | 64 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 69 % | 53 % | 54 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 69 % | 57 % | 58 % | 62 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 78 % | 65 % | 73 % | 66 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 82 % | 71 % | 76 % | 69 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 79 % | 72 % | 63 % | 72 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 80 % | 71 % | 60 % | 73 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 84 % | 72 % | 69 % | 72 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 86 % | 76 % | 69 % | 75 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Yang Jinshan
Yang Tianqing
Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Er Laizi
Young Tianbai
Teenage Tianbai
Details
- Directed by
- Yimou Zhang, Fengliang Yang, Zhang Yimou
- Written by
- Heng Liu, Liu Heng
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- China, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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