The Joy Luck Club
“Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.”
1993 · 2 h 19 min
Wayne WangCast
Tamlyn Tomita 
Rosalind Chao Kieu Chinh Tsai Chin France Nuyen 
Lisa Lu
Credits
Written by: Amy Tan
Plot
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Joy Luck Club (1993) is a American drama directed by Wayne Wang. It stars Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh and Lisa Lu. It runs 139 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (19,913 votes)
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