The King of Masks
1995•1h 42m•7.4•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Wu Tianming
Writer
Minglun Wei
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Mandarin
Studio
Shaw Brothers
Cast
Zhu Xu
Wang Bianlian
Zhou Ren-Ying
Doggie
Zhao Zhi-Gang
Liang Sulan
Zhang Rui-Yang
Wen Tian Ci
Chen Li
Ms. Wen
Wong Siu-Kei
Slave Trader
Dung Kin-Laam
Ci's Wet Nurse
Pan Hong
Li Xiang
Tang Gao-Qi
General Liu
Gao Yuchang
Bureau Chief Huang
Tian Zhonghe
Wine Shop Boss
Jia Zhaoji
Slave Trader
Production
Company
Shaw Brothers
Producer
Titus Ho
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