Life on a String (1991)

09/08/1991 (CN) • 1h 50m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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

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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

banjo

mountain village

forbidden love

blindness

mentor protégé relationship

kite

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