The Puppet Master
1993 · Movie · 143 min. · Taiwan
Famous Taiwanese puppeteer Li Tien-lu narrates the story of his own adventurous and troubled life in this telling docudrama. From Li's early days as a child learning the craft to his unfortunate forced involvement in propaganda during Japan's WWII occupation of Taiwan, a host of his fascinating life events are re-enacted.
Direction Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Cast Tianlu Li · Lim Giong · Ming Hwa Bai · Kuei-Chung Cheng · Yang Li-Yin · Tsai Chen-nan · Hei Li · Wen-Pin Liu
Soundtrack Chien Ming-Chang · Hongda Zhang
Screenplay Wu Nien-jen · Chu Tien-Wen
Cinematography Mark Lee
Original title Xi meng ren sheng (The Puppet Master)
Also known as The Puppetmaster
6.8
431 votes (FilmAffinity)
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