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The King of Masks

Where:

Sichuan Province

When:

The 1930s

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.

Released in 1995 — 91 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

Mandarin