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1993•1h 37m•7.3/10
Drama

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7.3/10(7)

Required to retire from his job as a utility man at a Peking Opera theater, Old Han is at loose ends, wandering the backstreets of Beijing looking for something to correct.

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Production

Beijing Film Studio

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Huang Zongluo

Huang Zongluo

Lao Han Tou

Han Shanxu

Han Shanxu

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