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Life on a String

6.919911h 50mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorChen Kaige
WriterChen Kaige
ProducerDonald Ranvaud

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Cast · Directed by Chen Kaige

LZLiu Zhongyuan
Liu Zhongyuan
Old Master
XQXu Qing
Xu Qing
Lanxiu
HLHuang Lei
Huang Lei
Shitou
MLMa Ling
Ma Ling
Noodle Stall Owner's Wife
YEYao Er-ga
Yao Er-ga
Retarded Man at Noodle Stall
ZZ
Zhang Zhengyuan
Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death
ZJZhang Jinzhan
Zhang Jinzhan
Lanxiu's Father
LZ
Ling Zhong
Pharmacist

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Life on a String hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 27, 1991. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.