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1995

The King of Masks

Directed by Wu Tianming

Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.

Duration

1h 42m

Released

June 9, 1995

Revenue

$1

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7.4

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Cast12

  • Zhu Xu
  • Zhou Ren-Ying
  • Zhao Zhi-Gang
  • Zhang Rui-Yang
  • Chen Li
  • Wong Siu-Kei
  • Dung Kin-Laam
  • Pan Hong
  • Tang Gao-Qi

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