The King of Masks(变脸)
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China, Hong Kong · 1995
1h 42m
Director Wu Tianming
Starring Zhu Xu, Chow Yam-Ying, Chiu Liu-Kong, Cheung Shui-Yeung
Genre Drama
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Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
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