Yang Bailao, a tenant farmer, lives with his daughter Xi'er. The despotic landlord, Huang Shiren, attempts to forcibly take Xi'er for himself. On the eve of the Chinese Spring Festival, Huang forces Yang to sell his daughter as repayment of the debt Yang owes him.
Tian Hua
as 喜儿
Baiwan Li
as 大春
Qiang Chen
as 黄世仁
Shouwei Zhang
as 杨白劳
Peng Hu
as 王大婶
Renlin Li
as 穆仁智
Bo Li
as 黄母
Ying Zhang
as 大锁
Feng Wang
as 虎子
Sun Fengqin
as 小丫头
Ping Gao
as 老头
Jie Fu
as 老水手
