The Joy Luck Club

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Cast

Ming-Na Wen

as June Woo

Lauren Tom

as Lena St. Clair

Tamlyn Tomita

as Waverly Jong

Rosalind Chao

as Rose Hsu Jordan

Kieu Chinh

as Suyuan Wong

France Nuyen

as Ying-Ying St. Clair

Tsai Chin

as Lindo Jong

Lisa Lu

as An-Mei Hsu

Chao-Li Chi

as Canning Woo

Melanie Chang

as June - Age 9

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