Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- Taiwan, China
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- In Chinese — subtitles on.
The story
Master puppeteer Li Tien-lu recalls his life in Japanese-occupied Taiwan during the first half of the 20th century.
- puppeteer
- puppet
- biography
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Tsai Chen-nan — Xu Jinmu
- Yang Li-yin — Lin Laifa
- Hong Liu — Li Huo
- Vicky Wei
- Huang Chien-ru
- Kao Tung-Hsiu
- Li Hei
- Li Wenchang
- Liu Wen-pin
- I. Toshiro
- Tsai Yi-Hua
- Directed
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Written
- Chu Tien-Wen, Li Tian-Lu, Wu Nien-jen
Production
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 59 ratings
- Studio
- Qiu Fusheng, ERA, Nian Dai International
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
