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The Joy Luck Club

Summary: The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.

Release Date: October 29, 1993

Genre: Drama

Director: Wayne Wang

Writers: Amy Tan

Runtime: 2 h 19 min

MPAA: R

Production: Hollywood Pictures

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 11,000,000

Domestic: $ 32,901,136

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15 year old abandoned baby abandoned by mother adultery anger applause architect army arranged marriage asian asian american asian woman audience aunt niece relationship baby baseball based on novel beauty salon biracial biracial child birthday cake blood boyfriend girlfriend relationship bride california camera cat chess child abandonment child abuse child drowning child prodigy childhood memory china chinese chinese american chinese new year chopsticks the eating utensil concubine crab crying cultural difference culture clash custom dancing death of baby death of child death of mother depression dinner disappointment disney drowning drug overdose evacuation f rated face slap family relationships farewell party father daughter relationship father son relationship female bonding flash forward flashback folklore friendship between women generational girl half sister heritage husband wife relationship infanticide infidelity inter cultural interracial couple interracial marriage interracial relationship interracial romance japanese actress playing chinese character legend little boy little girl long lost sister mahjong male female relationship marriage memory microphone mistress mother abandons daughter mother daughter estrangement mother daughter reconciliation mother daughter relationship mother in law daughter in law relationship mother murders own child mother son relationship multiple narrators music band music recital national film registry opium party pet cat photograph pianist piano pregnancy racism rape recital reference to ludwig van beethoven reference to wolfgang amadeus mozart rite roots sacrifice san francisco california scream screenplay adapted by author sex scene sheet music ship singer singing sister sister relationship sister sister reunion sold into marriage soldier stage storytelling subtitled scene suicide swan feather tears tradition twin voice over narration watching tv wedding wedding gown wheelbarrow xenophobia

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