| The Puppetmaster | |
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| Chinese | 戲夢人生 |
| Literal meaning | Dream life |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xìmèng rénshēng |
| Directed by | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Written by | Chu T’ien-wen Wu Nien-jen |
| Produced by | Chiu Fu-sheng |
| Starring | Lim Giong Li Tian-lu Tsai Chen-nan |
| Narrated by | Li Tian-lu |
| Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping-bin |
| Music by | Chen Ming-chang |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Hokkien |
The Puppetmaster is a 1993 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Based on the memoirs of Li Tian-lu, Taiwan's most celebrated puppeteer, this story covers the years from Li's birth in 1909 to the end of Japan's fifty-year occupation of Taiwan in 1945.
Many consider The Puppetmaster a masterpiece of world cinema. In the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & Sound poll, seven critics and three directors named it one of the greatest films ever made.[1]
- ^ ""Puppetmaster, The" (1993)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2015.