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Life on a String

Life on a String

Chen Kaige

1991

  • Drama
6.9

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 & crew

  • Chen KaigeDirector
  • Liu ZhongyuanOld Master
  • Xu QingLanxiu
  • Huang LeiShitou
  • Ma LingNoodle Stall Owner's Wife
  • Yao Er-gaRetarded Man at Noodle Stall
  • Zhang ZhengyuanNoodle Stall Owner / God of Death
  • Zhang JinzhanLanxiu's Father
  • Ling ZhongPharmacist

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