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Useless Man

6.020121h 30mMovie

ZHENG Dasheng's "Tianjin Xianren" (A Useless Man) portrays the characteristic figure of an idler roaming the streets of Tianjin shortly before the Sino-Japanese War. Director Zheng skillfully interweaves the traditional storytelling…

DirectorZheng Dasheng
WritersYuxuan Jin·Bin Wu

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Cast · Directed by Zheng Dasheng

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Xincheng Guan
Hongda Su
LHLi Hongchen
Li Hongchen
Erxin Yan

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