New on Blu-ray: THE LEFT BEHIND DAUGHTERS TRILOGY - THE FILMS OF HUANG JI AND RYUJI OTSUKA (2012-2022)

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The Left Behind Daughters Trilogy The Films Of Huang Ji And Ryuji Otsuka New On Bluray

Product Description: Spanning more than a decade, this quietly radical trilogy from husband-and-wife filmmakers Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka powerfully examines the plight of young women in China through three intimately observed coming-of-age stories—Egg and Stone, The Foolish Bird, and Stonewalling. While each film is a stand-alone feature starring Yao Honggui, taken together, they offer a rare and unvarnished portrait of growing up under the weight of family, gender, and social expectation in a rapidly changing China.

From the hidden traumas of rural girlhood to the silent compromises of adolescence, and finally to the stark realities of early adulthood set against the backdrop of China’s hyper-competitive, TikTok-influenced urban gig economy, the trilogy explores how survival increasingly depends on one’s willingness to navigate a world where everything—including education, work, relationships, and even pregnancy—is treated as a transaction. With unflinching realism and a deep undercurrent of empathy, Huang and Otsuka chart the uneasy intersection of personal agency and systemic pressure in a society undergoing relentless change. A landmark of feminist cinema—intimate, unsparing, and profoundly human.

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Director: Huang Ji & Ryuji Otsuka

Starring: Yao Honggui, Xiao Pingao, Liu Xiaoling, Huang Yixiang, Liqiao Xiao, Fang Yao, Huang Ji, Huang Zifan, Liu Long, Huang Xiaoxiong, Xiao Zilong

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 369 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Mandarin

Studio: Kimstim

Home Video Release Date: January 27, 2026