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Shadow Magic

5.920001h 56mPGMovieDramaHistory

Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and Lumière-brothers' shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater.…

DirectorAnn Hu
WritersAnn Hu·Bob McAndrew

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Cast · Directed by Ann Hu

Jared Harris
Jared Harris
Raymond
Xia Yu
Xia Yu
Liu Jing Lun
Liu Peiqi
Liu Peiqi
Master Ren
Lü Liping
Lü Liping
Madame Ren
Yufei Xing
Yufei Xing
Tan Xiaoling
Jingming Wang
Jingming Wang
Lao Liu
Li Yusheng
Li Yusheng
Lord Tan
Yukui Zhang
Yukui Zhang
Lao Chang
Chen Chuang
Chen Chuang
Mi Hu
Qi Mu
Qi Mu
Jewelry Tower
Fang Qingzhuo
Fang Qingzhuo
Widow Jiang
Li Bin
Li Bin
Empress Ci Xi

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