The Joy Luck Club

Sep 8, 1993

2h 19m

★ 7.1

Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.

Overview

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hollywood Pictures

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Cast

June Woo

Ming-Na Wen

Lena St. Clair

Lauren Tom

Waverly Jong

Tamlyn Tomita

Rose Hsu Jordan

Rosalind Chao

Suyuan Wong

Kieu Chinh

Ying-Ying St. Clair

France Nuyen

Lindo Jong

Tsai Chin

An-Mei Hsu

Lisa Lu

Canning Woo

Chao-Li Chi

June - Age 9

Melanie Chang

Old Chong

Victor Wong

Lindo - Age 15

Irene Ng

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