Drama
Life on a String
User Score14 votes
69%6.9/10
Release1991→
Runtime1H 50M
LanguageMandarin
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media4
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Posters
Director
Chen Kaige
Director →
Keywords
based on novel or bookbanjomountain villageforbidden loveblindnessmentor protégé relationshipkite
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Countries:ChinaGermanyUnited Kingdom
Production:Beijing Film Studio