The Puppetmaster
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Film · TMDB
6.6Master puppeteer Li Tien-lu recalls his life in Japanese-occupied Taiwan during the first half of the 20th century.
Released: 1993-12-08143 minDir: Hou Hsiao-hsienDrama, War, History
Cast
- Li Tian-Lu as Self
- Lim Giong as Li Tien-Lu
- Pai Ming-Hua as Ong Hsiu
- Cheng Kuei-Chung as Young Li Tien-Lu
- Tsai Chen-nan as Xu Jinmu
- Yang Li-yin as Lin Laifa
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7/10
2,206 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Awards
- 7 wins & 4 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Original language
- Standard Chinese
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Screenwriter
- Chu Tien-wen
- Cinematographer
- Mark Lee Ping Bin
- Duration
- +142
- FilmAffinity ID
- 274220
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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Categories
1990s biographical films1990s Taiwanese films1993 films1993 Mandarin-language filmsFilms directed by Hou Hsiao-hsienFilms with screenplays by Chu T’ien-wenFilms with screenplays by Wu Nien-jenGeorges Delerue Award winnersJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) winnersPuppet filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameter