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1991 | DIRECTED BY KAIGE CHEN

Life On a String

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Movie Stats
Year
1991
Runtime
 110 minutes (1 hr 50 mins)
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Zhongyuan Liu
Lei Huang
Qing Xu
Ling Ma
Erga Yao
Jinzhan Zhang
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Release Dates
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 US release
12th June 1992
34 years 2 months 25 days ago
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Directed by
kaige chen Kaige Chen
Starring
Zhongyuan LiuOld Master
Lei HuangShitou
Qing XuLanxiu
Ling MaNoodle stall owner's wife
Erga YaoRetarded man at noodle stall
Jinzhan ZhangLanxiu's father
Zhengyuan ZhangNoodle stall owner / God of death
Ling ZhongPharmacist
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Music
Music
Romance
Romance
War
War
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