The Puppet Master
- Original title
- Xi meng ren sheng (The Puppet Master)aka
- AKA
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- The Puppetmaster
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 142 min.
- Country
- Taiwan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Tianlu Li
- Lim Giong
- Ming Hwa Bai
- Kuei-Chung Cheng
- Lim Giong
- Yang Li-Yin
- Tsai Chen-nan
- Hei Li
- Wen-Pin Liu
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Biography. II World War. Puppets. Family Relationships
- Movie Groups
- Taiwan Trilogy
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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1993: Cannes: Jury Prize (ex-aequo)
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