



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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.china, tmdb.deception, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.street-performer, tmdb.master-and-student, mdblist.fresh, imdb.pet-monkey + 305 more, imdb.slave-trader, imdb.slave, imdb.slavers, imdb.wage-slave, imdb.slave-boy, imdb.slave-girl, imdb.beg, imdb.begging, imdb.beggar, imdb.flood, imdb.child-slave, imdb.flooded-home, imdb.flooding, imdb.flood-victim, imdb.bridge, imdb.lotus, imdb.chariot, imdb.goddess, imdb.heir, imdb.lost-art, imdb.sleight-of-hand, imdb.without-an-heir, imdb.business-offer, imdb.proposal, imdb.business-proposal, imdb.pants, imdb.fertility, imdb.throne, imdb.tip, imdb.tipping, imdb.statuette, imdb.figurine, imdb.buddhist, imdb.buddhist-shrine, imdb.mountain-carving, imdb.face-carved-on-rock, imdb.face-carved-onto-rock, imdb.fire-pit, imdb.lividity, imdb.bruised-wrist, imdb.bruised-arm, imdb.bruised-hand, imdb.bruise, imdb.arm-bruise, imdb.hand-bruise, imdb.local-shop, imdb.sichuan, imdb.reference-to-peking, imdb.sichuanese, imdb.szechuan, 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imdb.laughter, imdb.penis, imdb.destruction, imdb.stage, imdb.grandfather, imdb.singing, imdb.gymnast, imdb.braids, imdb.river, imdb.money, imdb.blood, imdb.wine, imdb.knife, imdb.photographer, imdb.camera, imdb.herbs, imdb.crying, imdb.architecture, imdb.oil-lamp, imdb.statue, imdb.candle, imdb.prayer, imdb.monument, imdb.sword, imdb.poverty, imdb.lantern, imdb.buddha, imdb.little-girl, imdb.false-accusation, imdb.police-officer, imdb.on-the-road, imdb.melodrama, imdb.kidnapping, imdb.1930s, imdb.family-abandonment, imdb.sacrifice, imdb.play-within-film, imdb.fire, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.chinese-opera, imdb.child-selling, imdb.adoption, imdb.trade-secret, imdb.houseboat, imdb.gender-disguise, imdb.female-impersonator, imdb.character-name-in-title, soundmix.dolby-sr, aspectratio.1-85-1
Watch Providers: Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Production companies: Shaw Brothers