To Live (1994)
Huo zhe (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 13min
- Drama, War
- 16 Dec 1994 (USA)
- Movie
After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
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Awards:
- Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
| You Ge | ... |
Xu Fugui
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| Gong Li | ... |
Xu Jiazhen
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Ben Niu | ... |
Town Chief
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| Wu Jiang | ... |
Wan Erxi
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Deng Fei | ... |
Xu Youqing
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| Tao Guo | ... |
Chunsheng
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Tianchi Liu | ... |
Xu Fengxia, as an adult
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Zongluo Huang | ... |
Fu Gui's Dad
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Yanjin Liu | ... |
Fu Gui's Mom
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| Dahong Ni | ... |
Long'er
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Lianyi Li | ... |
Sgt. Lao Quan
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Cong Xiao | ... |
Xu Fengxia, as a teenager
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Lu Zhang | ... |
Fengxia, as a child
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| Yan Su |
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Directed by
| Yimou Zhang | ||
Written by
| Yu Hua | ... | (novel) (as Hua Yu) |
| Yu Hua | ... | (screenplay) (as Hua Yu) |
| Wei Lu | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Fu-Sheng Chiu | ... | producer |
| Funhong Kow | ... | producer |
| Christophe Tseng | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jiping Zhao | ||
Cinematography by
| Yue Lü | ||
Editing by
| Yuan Du | ||
Editorial Department
| Nobutake Kamiya | ... | negative editor |
| Atsushi Nakagawa | ... | negative editor |
| Masami Ohashi | ... | negative editor |
Art Direction by
| Jiuping Cao | ... | (as Juiping Cao) |
Production Management
| Xiaofeng Hu | ... | production supervisor |
| Wenhua Ma | ... | production manager |
| Barbara Robinson | ... | production supervisor |
| Pingan Wang | ... | production manager |
| Jianmin Zhang | ... | assistant production manager |
| Zhenyan Zhang | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bin Wang | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Genlin Ding | ... | props assistant |
| Xinming Huang | ... | assistant art director |
| Xiong Jiang | ... | location manager |
| Liang Li | ... | assistant art director / set assistant |
| Guangming Liu | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Hua Liu | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Xingwen Liu | ... | artist: leather lamp shadow play |
| Zhong Liu | ... | assistant art director / set assistant |
| Guangtang Meng | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Jinglu Pan | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Zhixiao Qu | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Yulong Shen | ... | property master |
| Zhuang Tian | ... | assistant art director |
| Pu Wang | ... | property master |
| Zhenzhong Wang | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Kuanhou Yang | ... | artist: traditional shadow play props |
| Lingen Yuan | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Tomeno Geya | ... | sound editor |
| Shinichi Ito | ... | sound mixer |
| Koshiro Jinbo | ... | sound mixer |
| Masato Komatsu | ... | sound editor |
| Yoshihiro Nakayama | ... | sound mixer |
| Makoto Ono | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jing Tao | ... | sound |
| Hiroshi Yamagata | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Tôru Adachi | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Malin Post) |
| Komei Moriyama | ... | visual effects |
| Sachiyo Ogawa | ... | visual effects |
| Tetsuo Ôya | ... | visual effects (as Tetsuo Ohya) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tianming Chen | ... | gaffer |
| Changyou Han | ... | assistant lighting |
| Huiliang Jin | ... | assistant lighting |
| Ali Li | ... | assistant camera |
| Linfa Li | ... | assistant lighting |
| Changtai Liu | ... | key grip |
| Yun Lu | ... | assistant lighting |
| Weibing Meng | ... | chief cameraman |
| Hong Qi | ... | assistant camera |
| Yinfang Shen | ... | gaffer |
| Tong Wang | ... | assistant camera |
| Weimin Yu | ... | assistant camera |
| Li Zhang | ... | assistant camera |
Script and Continuity Department
| Bin Wang | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
| Ryuji Kobi | ... | film development |
| Chung-Chu Leung | ... | production advisor: Hong Kong |
| Yukihiro Matsushita | ... | film development |
| Joyce Pierpoline | ... | publicist |
| Eiichi Takahashi | ... | film development |
| Issoh Uzaki | ... | film development (as Yicong Wu) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ARP Sélection (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- UGC Distribution (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- BIM Distribuzione (1994) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Electric Pictures (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Golem Distribución (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1994) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- New Vision Films (1994) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prooptiki Video (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
- Kadokawa (2002) (Japan) (DVD) (video)
- Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Films sans Frontières (2009) (World-wide)
- MGM World Films (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Fujian Film Studio (in cooperation with)
- Kamiya Henshushitsu (negative cutting)
- Nikkatsu Studio (post-production sound services)
Storyline
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Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work. They raise a family and survive, managing "to live" from the 40's to the 70's in this epic, but personal, story of life through an amazing period. Written by docraven |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Initially, Director Zhang Yimou was forbidden from filmmaking for 5 years by the Chinese Communist Party as a result of making this film. However, due to outside pressure this was later withdrawn. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Star Trek: Generations/The Swan Princess/Miracle on 34th Street/The Professional/To Live (1994). See more » |
| Quotes |
Little Bun:
[playing with chickens]
When will they grow up? Xu Jiazhen: Very soon. Little Bun: And then? Xu Fugui: And then... the chickens will turn into geese... and the geese will turn into sheep... and the sheep will turn into oxen. Little Bun: And after the oxen? Xu Fugui: After oxen... Xu Jiazhen: After oxen, Little Bun will grow up. Little Bun: I want to ride on an ox's back. Xu Jiazhen: You will ride on an ox's back. Xu Fugui: Little Bun won't ride on an ox... he'll ride trains and planes... and life will get better and better. See more » |