The King of Masks

The King of Masks

1995•1h 42m•7.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(63)

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.

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Production

Shaw Brothers

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Zhu Xu

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

Jia Zhaoji

Slave Trader

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