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The Herdsman

7.619821h 43mMovieDramaRomance

In 1980, Xu Jingshan, a wealthy Chinese-American businessman returns to China to find his son, Xu Lingjun, whom he had abandoned over 30 years earlier. Labeled a rightist because of his capitalist father, Lingjun has been forced to live as…

DirectorXie Jin

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Cast · Directed by Xie Jin

XJXie Jin
Xie Jin
导演
ZSZhu Shimao
Zhu Shimao
许灵均
CSCong Shan
Cong Shan
李秀芝
LQLiu Qiong
Liu Qiong
许景由
NBNiu Ben
Niu Ben
郭𠷨子
LZ
Lei Zhongqian
董宽
QMQi Mengshi
Qi Mengshi
谢文清
CXChen Xiaoyi
Chen Xiaoyi
宋蕉英
YGYu Guichun
Yu Guichun
王福兴
CFChao Fang
Chao Fang
清清
ZZZiyue Zhao
Ziyue Zhao
向福顺

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