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Rice (1995)

Rice (1995)

Drama
Release Date: 1995, August 9
Directors: Huang Jian-Zhong
Countries: China
Production: Beijing Film Studio
Cast: Tao Zeru, Yang Kun, Wang Zhenrong, Shi Lan, Zhu Decheng, Xia Zongyou

Overview:

Shot in 1995, but banned until 2004, this is an adaptation of Su Tong's novel about a shrewd amoral country boy who arrives in the big city in the 1930s and works at a rice emporium.. Initially pushed around, he learns the ropes in his new environment quickly, eventually climbing to the position of boss by marrying the daughter of the house.