The Puppetmaster (1993)

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142 min - Biography | Drama | War - 8 December 1993 (France)

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Tianlu Li	...	Himself
	Giong Lim	...	Li Tianlu (young) (as Chung Lin)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ming Hwa Bai	...	Ong Hsiu (grandmother)
	Fue Choung Cheng	...	Li Tien Lu adolescent
	Chingju Huang
	Tunghsiu Kao
	Hei Li
	Wenbing Li
	Wenchang Li
	Hung Liou	...	Li Hei (grandfather)
	I. Toshiro
	Chen-Nan Tsai	...	Komeng Dang (father)
	Jen-Nan Tsai
	Yi-Hua Tsai
	Juwei Tzuo

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Storyline

In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joines a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan's leading puppeteers. During World War II the Japanese rulers of Taiwan use the traditional Chinese puppet theatre for their war propaganda. Only after the war street theatres start playing again. Written by Otto Oberhauser <Oberhauser@cc.univie.ac.at>

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Biography | Drama | War

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Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin | Japanese

Release Date:

8 December 1993 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

In the Hands of a Puppet Master See more »

Filming Locations:

Taiwan

Company Credits

Production Co:

ERA, Nian Dai International, Qiu Fusheng See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min | Argentina: 142 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

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The Puppetmaster (1993)
Xi meng ren sheng (original title)

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