Released Date:
1993-12-08
Languages:
Mandarin, Min Nan, Japanese
Countries:
Taiwan
Runtime:
142 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (1060 Reviews)
Director:
Hsiao-hsien HouT'ien-wen Chu
Tian-Lu Li (story)
Nien-Jen Wu
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.
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