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7.4/10   499 votes
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Director:
Writers:
T'ien-wen Chu (writer)
Tianlu Li (story)
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Release Date:
8 December 1993 (France) more
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In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joines a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 1 nomination more
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For those interested in Chinese Theater or Puppetry or in the Japanese Occupation of Taiwan more (5 total)

Cast

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Tianlu Li ... Himself
Giong Lim ... Li Tianlu (young) (as Chung Lin)
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Ming Hwa Bai ... Ong Hsiu (grandmother)
Fue Choung Cheng ... Li Tien Lu adolescent
Chingju Huang
Tunghsiu Kao
Hei Li
Hung Liou ... Li Hei (grandfather)
Wenbing Li
Wenchang Li
I. Toshiro
Chen-Nan Tsai ... Komeng Dang (father)
Jen-Nan Tsai
Yi-Hua Tsai
Juwei Tzuo
Lai-Yin Yang ... Lai Hwat (stepmother)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
In the Hands of a Puppet Master (International: English title)
Si meng ren sheng (Taiwan)
The Puppetmaster
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Runtime:
142 min | Argentina:142 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
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For those interested in Chinese Theater or Puppetry or in the Japanese Occupation of Taiwan, 14 May 2001
7/10
Author: psteier from New York

Life in Taiwan during and shortly after the Japanese occupation (1895-1945) as seen by re-enacting episodes from the life of a hand puppeteer. The film includes selections from several puppet plays and some Chinese Opera scenes as well.

Episodic and can be hard to follow for those without a knowledge of Taiwan history and customs. Beautifully shot with very nice sets, costumes and exteriors.

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