To Live

Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.

Ge You

Xu Fugui

Gong Li

家珍

Ben Niu

镇长

Jiang Wu

Wan Erxi

Guo Tao

春生

Huang Zong Luo

Fugui's Father

Liu Tianchi

Young Adult Xu Fengxia

Ni Dahong

Long'er

Zhang Lu

Xu Fengxia (child)

Zhang Lu

Xu Fengxia (child)

Xiao Cong

Xu Fengxia (youth)

Dong Fei

Xu Youqing

Liu Yanjin

Fugui's mother

Li Lianyi

Lao Quan

Zhang Kang

Mantou

Zhao Yuxiu

Physician Wang

Ding Jianjun

Yan Su

Nurse