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Life on a String

1991-1h 50min

6.9 / 10 14

A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.

Directed by Chen Kaige

Writers Chen Kaige Shi Tiesheng

Stars Liu Zhongyuan Xu Qing Huang Lei

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Cast

Liu Zhongyuan's picture in the cast

Liu Zhongyuan

Old Master

Xu Qing's picture in the cast

Xu Qing

Lanxiu

Huang Lei's picture in the cast

Huang Lei

Shitou

Ma Ling's picture in the cast

Ma Ling

Noodle Stall Owner's Wife

Yao Er-ga's picture in the cast

Yao Er-ga

Retarded Man at Noodle Stall

Zhang Zhengyuan's picture in the cast

Zhang Zhengyuan

Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death

Zhang Jinzhan's picture in the cast

Zhang Jinzhan

Lanxiu's Father

Ling Zhong's picture in the cast

Ling Zhong

Pharmacist