The King of Masks

– Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Chan..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Original Name:
变脸
The King of Masks (1996) - Also known as 变脸

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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The King of Masks (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Aug 1996

Language:

Mandarin

Director:

Tian-Ming Wu

Writer:

Wengui Chen (story), Minglun Wei (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Li Chen, Zhaoji Jia, Zhigang Zhang, Zhigang Zhao

Plot:

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. A famous master performer of the Sichuan Opera offers to bring him into his act, thus giving Wang fame and possible fortune, but Wang opts for staying the simple street performer. Then, one night after a performance he is sold a young boy by a slave trader posing as the boy's parent. "Grandpa" finds new joy in life as he plans to teach "Doggie" (an affectionate term often used for young children in China) his art. All is well until Doggie is found out to really be a girl.

Awards:

19 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Samuel Goldwyn

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%