Characters
- Xu Fugui (S: 徐福贵, T: 徐福貴, P: Xú Fúguì)
- Fugui has a sense of political idealism that is not present in the original novel. By the end of the film he loses this sense of idealism.
- Jiazhen (家珍 Jiāzhēn)
- Jiazhen is more like the supporting factor in the family; trying to protect her family. However, by the end of the movie, she has failed to protect her family as her son and daughter both die. In the end, she is sick with grief.
- Xu Fengxia (S: 徐凤霞, T: 徐凤霞 Xú Fèngxiá)
- Fengxia is the daughter of Fugui and Jiazhen. She is mute and partially deaf after barely surviving a very bad fever while her father was out in the war. She is picked on and is unable to stand up for herself, making her innocent and defenseless. Her brother, Youqing, tries to stand up for her when she is being bullied. She dies after giving birth to her son due to the lack of doctors in the hospital.
- Xu Youqing (S: 徐有庆, T: 徐有慶, P: Xú Yǒuqìng)
- Youqing is the younger son of Fugui and Jiazhen and the younger brother of Fengxia. He is very close with his sister and tries to stick up for her when she is harassed by other children. He dies when the Director Chief backs into a wall which collapses on Youqing who fell asleep next to the wall. *
- Wan Erxi (S:万二喜, T: 萬二喜, Wàn Èrxǐ)
- Wan Erxi is the husband of Fengxia. He has a very obvious limp from a leg wound he got in a work-related accident.
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