Life on a String

1h 50m
Drama
6.8

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.

Cast

Liu Zhongyuan
Old Master
Xu Qing
Lanxiu
Huang Lei
Shitou
Ma Ling
Noodle Stall Owner's Wife
Yao Er-ga
Retarded Man at Noodle Stall
Zhang Zhengyuan
Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death
Zhang Jinzhan
Lanxiu's Father
Ling Zhong
Pharmacist

Crew

Chen Kaige
Director, Screenplay
Shi Tiesheng
Novel
Pei Xiaonan
Editor
Gu Changwei
Director of Photography
Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Hung Huang
Co-Producer

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