The Herdsman (1982)
In 1980, Xu Jingshan, a wealthy Chinese-American businessman returns to China to find his son, Xu Lingjun, whom he had abandoned over 30 years earlier. Labeled a rightist because of his capitalist father, Lingjun has been forced to live as a humble herdsman on the grasslands. His bitter life has been transformed by a happy marriage to the wise and beautiful Xiuzhi, and more recently by his rehabilitation by the Party. When he goes to Beijing for their reunion, he discovers his father wants him to work for his chemical company in San Francisco. Lingjun tells the story of his life to his father, as he ponders his future.
Director: Xie Jin
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Xie Jin as 导演 |
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Zhu Shimao as 许灵均 |
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Cong Shan as 李秀芝 |
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Liu Qiong as 许景由 |
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Niu Ben as 郭𠷨子 |
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Lei Zhongqian as 董宽 |
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Qi Mengshi as 谢文清 |
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Chen Xiaoyi as 宋蕉英 |
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Yu Guichun as 王福兴 |
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Chao Fang as 清清 |
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Ziyue Zhao as 向福顺 |
| Writing | Zhang Xianliang | Novel |
| Directing | Huang Shuqin | Co-Director |
| Directing | Xie Jin | Director |
| Sound | Yao Di | Conductor |
