The Puppetmaster

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-12-08

Languages:

Mandarin, Min Nan, Japanese

Countries:

Taiwan

Runtime:

142 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1060 Reviews)

Director:

Hsiao-hsien Hou

Genres:

Biography Drama War

Cast:

Tian-Lu Li Giong Lim Ming Hwa Bai Kuei-Chung Cheng

Writer:

T'ien-wen Chu

Tian-Lu Li (story)

Nien-Jen Wu

Fullplot:

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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