The Blue Kite
“A history untold, a memory unfolds.”
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Cast
20 people
Tian Yi
Infant Tietou
Wenyao Zhang
Young Tietou
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Xiaoman Chen
Teenage Tietou
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Lü Liping
Chen Shujuan
Known for
24 City
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Pu Cunxin
Lin Shaolong
Known for
Shower
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Li Xuejian
Uncle Li
Known for
The Wandering Earth II
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Ping Zong
Chen Shusheng
Also in
Peacock
Beijing Youth
Hong Zhang
Zhu Ying
Also in
Drug War
Black Snow
Chu Shuanzhong
Chen Shuyan
Also in
The Advisors Alliance
Northward
Song Xiaoying
Sis
Also in
Magic Doctor Xi Lai Le
The Emperor in Han Dynasty
Liu Yanjin
Shujuan's Mother
Known for
To Live
Li Bin
Granny
Known for
The Painted Veil
The Road Home
Tian Zhuangzhuang Director · Cui Jiajun Writer Hou Yong Cinematographer
United States release March 25, 1994 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China · Production Chu Eyetos & Co., Longwick Film
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
Chu Eyetos & Co.
Production
Longwick Film
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
蓝风筝
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · May 21, 1993
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · March 25, 1994
Theatrical
United States
October 2, 1993 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
September 12, 1993 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
February 2, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
September 24, 1993 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
February 26, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 30, 1994 · Theatrical
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