Töchter des Himmels (1993)
Die in den USA geborene Chinesin June wird nach China reisen, in die Heimat ihrer gerade verstorbenen Mutter. Dort will sie ihre Halbschwestern kennen lernen, die ihre Mutter einst zurücklassen mußte. Das tragische Schicksal von Junes Mutter ist kein Einzelfall. Ihre Freundinnen, die „Töchter des Himmels“, sind vier sehr unterschiedliche Frauen, die China verlassen und sich in den USA ein neues Leben aufgebaut haben. Ihre Töchter dagegen denken und fühlen amerikanisch, die Traditionen ihrer Mütter sind ihnen eher fremd.
Der Regisseur:
Wayne Wang
Die Autor:
Amy Tan, Ronald Bass.
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Tsai Chin as Lindo Jong |
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Kieu Chinh as Suyuan Wong |
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Lisa Lu as An-Mei Hsu |
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France Nuyen as Ying-Ying St. Clair |
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Rosalind Chao as Rose Hsu Jordan |
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Lauren Tom as Lena St. Clair |
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Tamlyn Tomita as Waverly Jong |
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Ming-Na Wen as June Woo |
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Michael Paul Chan as Harold |
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Andrew McCarthy as Ted Jordan |
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Christopher Rich as Rich |
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Russell Wong as Lin Xiao |
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Vivian Wu as An Mei's Mother |
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Chao Li Chi as Canning Woo |
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Victor Wong as Old Chong |
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Philip Moon as Ken |
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Diane Baker as Mrs. Jordan |
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Lucille Soong as Popo |
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Irene Ng as Lindo - Age 15 |
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俞飞鸿 as Ying Ying - Age 16-25 |
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奚美娟 as Lindo's Mother |
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Nicholas Guest as Hairdresser |
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Wu Tianming as Wu Tsing |
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Jack Ford as Mr. Jordan |
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Kim Chew as Mrs. Chew |
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Samantha Haw as Shoshana |
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Grace Chang as Lin Xiao's Opera Singer |
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Elizabeth Sung as Second Wife |
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Fen Tian as Auntie #1 |
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Ding Yi as An Mei - Age 9 |
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Emmy Yu as An Mei - Age 4 |
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Vu Mai as Waverly - Age 6-9 |
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Melanie Chang as June - Age 9 |
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Diana C. Weng as Lindo's Servant |
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Amy Tan as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Directing | Wayne Wang | Director |
| Writing | Amy Tan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ronald Bass | Screenplay |
| Production | Ronald Bass | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Markey | Producer |
| Production | Amy Tan | Producer |
| Production | Wayne Wang | Producer |
| Production | Oliver Stone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Janet Yang | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Amir Mokri | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Maysie Hoy | Editor |
| Sound | Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting |
| Production | Heidi Levitt | Casting |
| Art | Donald Graham Burt | Production Design |
| Art | Jim Poynter | Set Decoration |
| Art | Diana Kunce | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lydia Tanji | Costume Design |
| Directing | Leslie Park | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Phil Bray | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Bill Abbott | Music Editor |
| Sound | Stephan R. Goldman | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Matthew Iadarola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gary Gegan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | William H. Angarola | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Richard C. Franklin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Albert Gasser | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Amir Mokri | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kimberly Lambert | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Bobby Mackston | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Josh Koral | Property Master |
| Sound | Devon Heffley Curry | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Eileen Horta | ADR Editor |
| Sound | James Ashwill | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tony Cappelli | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Curtis Choy | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | George Leong | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guofang Ma | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |