Directed by:
Hsiao-Hsien HouScreenplay:
Tien-Wen ChuCinematography:
Mark LeeComposer:
Ming-Chang ChenPlots(1)
Based on the actual memoirs of Li Tien-lu, Taiwan's most celebrated puppeteer, The Puppetmaster tells the epic tale of one man's sturgle against seemingly insurmountable adversary. Spanning the years from Li's birth in 1909 to the end of Janpan's 50-yr occupation of Taiwan in 1945, this remarkable true story captures the puppetmaster's hardships as well as the tragic sweep of this war-torn era. The portrait that emerges reflects the complex nature of Chinese culture under Japanese rule during the first half of the 20th Century. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Giong Lim
Taiwan
Best movies:
3 Evil Masters (1980)
The Puppetmaster (1993)
Tien-lu Li
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Daughter of the Nile (1987)
A City of Sadness (1989)
Li-Yin Yang
Taiwan
Best movies:
Zone Pro Site (2013)
Dust in the Wind (1986)
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
Grace Chen
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Taipei Story (1985)
A Time to Live, a Time to Die (1985)
Chen-Nan Tsai
Taiwan
Best movies:
A City of Sadness (1989)
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Marry My Dead Body (2022)