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Cast

Liu Zhongyuan

Liu Zhongyuan

Old Master

Xu Qing

Xu Qing

Lanxiu

Huang Lei

Huang Lei

Shitou

Ma Ling

Ma Ling

Noodle Stall Owner's Wife

Yao Er-ga

Yao Er-ga

Retarded Man at Noodle Stall

Zhang Zhengyuan

Zhang Zhengyuan

Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death

Zhang Jinzhan

Zhang Jinzhan

Lanxiu's Father

Ling Zhong

Ling Zhong

Pharmacist

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Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Director

Shi Tiesheng

Shi Tiesheng

Novel

Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

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Pei Xiaonan

Pei Xiaonan

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Gu Changwei

Gu Changwei

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Life on a String

19916.9 / 10110 min
Drama

Overview

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.