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.
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| Writing | Yu Hua | Novel |
| Writing | Lu Wei | Screenplay |
| Camera | Lü Yue | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tomeno Geya | Sound Editor |
| Production | Chiu Fu-Sheng | Producer |
| Sound | Koshiro Jinbo | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Christophe Tseng | Producer |
| Sound | Yoshihiro Nakayama | Sound Mixer |
| Production | 葛福鸿 | Producer |
| Editing | Du Yuan | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Tôru Adachi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Shin'ichi Itô | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Cao Juiping | Art Direction |
| Directing | Zhang Yimou | Director |
