The Puppetmaster
Master puppeteer Li Tien-lu recalls his life in Japanese-occupied Taiwan during the first half of the 20th century.
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Li Tian-Lu
Self
Known for
Dust in the Wind
A City of Sadness
Lim Giong
Li Tien-Lu
Also in
Goodbye South, Goodbye
Good Men, Good Women
Pai Ming-Hua
Ong Hsiu
Known for
The Tag-Along
Cheng Kuei-Chung
Young Li Tien-Lu
Also in
Good Men, Good Women
Dead & Beautiful
Tsai Chen-nan
Xu Jinmu
Known for
Marry My Dead Body
Man in Love
Yang Li-yin
Lin Laifa
Known for
Dust in the Wind
Dear Ex
Hong Liu
Li Huo
Also in
Have Sword, Will Travel
The One-Armed Swordsman
Vicky Wei
Known for
Flowers of Shanghai
Rainy Dog
Huang Chien-ru
Known for
A City of Sadness
Kao Tung-Hsiu
Also in
Cute Girl
Li Hei
Li Wenchang
Hou Hsiao-hsien Director · Chu Tien-wen Writer Wu Nien-jen Writer
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writer
Chu Tien-wen
Writer
Wu Nien-jen
Story
Li Tian-Lu
Composer
Chen Ming-chang
Composer
Zhang Hongda
Cinematographer
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Editor
Liao Ching-sung
Production designer
Hung Chang
Production designer
Ho Hsien-Ko
Production designer
Lu Ming-Ching
Costume designer
Chang Kuang-Hui
Costume designer
Juan Pei-yun
United States release October 6, 1993 · Produced in Taiwan, China · Languages Chinese, Japanese
Production
Qiu Fusheng
Production
ERA
Production
Nian Dai International
Production
Taiwan · China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
戲夢人生
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 24, 1993
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 6, 1993
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 1993 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
December 8, 1993 · Theatrical
Japan
December 11, 1993 · Theatrical
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