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The Puppetmaster

1993 • 143 min

★ 6.5 / 10 (55 votes)
Drama War History

Synopsis

Master puppeteer Li Tien-lu recalls his life in Japanese-occupied Taiwan during the first half of the 20th century.

About This Film

The Puppetmaster is a 1993 drama, war, history film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. With a runtime of 143 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10 based on 55 votes on TMDB. The film stars Li Tian-Lu, Lim Giong, Pai Ming-Hua, Cheng Kuei-Chung, Tsai Chen-Nan among its cast of 16 credited actors.

Cast

Li Tian-Lu
Li Tian-Lu
as Self
Lim Giong
Lim Giong
as Li Tien-Lu
Pai Ming-Hua
Pai Ming-Hua
as Ong Hsiu
Cheng Kuei-Chung
as Young Li Tien-Lu
Tsai Chen-Nan
Tsai Chen-Nan
as Xu Jinmu
Yang Li-Yin
Yang Li-Yin
as Lin Laifa
Hong Liu
Hong Liu
as Li Huo
Vicky Wei
Vicky Wei
as
Huang Chien-ru
as
Kao Tung-Hsiu
as
Li Hei
as
Li Wenchang
as
Liu Wen-pin
as
I. Toshiro
as
Tsai Yi-Hua
as
Tzuo Juwei
as

Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien — Director
Wu Nien-jen — Writer
Chu Tien-Wen — Writer
Mark Lee Ping-Bing — Director of Photography
Chen Ming-chang — Original Music Composer
Yau Fook-Sang — Producer
Chang Hua-Fu — Producer
Chang Hwa-Kun — Producer
Zhang Hongda — Original Music Composer

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