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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·Yixiong Chen

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Ann Hu

JHJared Harris
Jared Harris
Raymond
XYXia Yu
Xia Yu
Liu Jing Lun
LPLiu Peiqi
Liu Peiqi
Master Ren
LLLü Liping
Lü Liping
Madame Ren
YXYufei Xing
Yufei Xing
Tan Xiaoling
JWJingming Wang
Jingming Wang
Lao Liu
LYLi Yusheng
Li Yusheng
Lord Tan
YZ
Yukui Zhang
Lao Chang
CCChen Chuang
Chen Chuang
Mi Hu
QM
Qi Mu
Jewelry Tower
FQFang Qingzhuo
Fang Qingzhuo
Widow Jiang
LBLi Bin
Li Bin
Empress Ci Xi

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