The Puppetmaster (film)

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The Puppetmaster
Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Release date(s) 1993
Running time 142 min.
Country Taiwan
Language Mandarin/Taiwanese
IMDb profile

The Puppetmaster (Chinese: Hsimeng jensheng) is a 1993 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. It tells the story of a young boy who becomes a master puppeteer but is faced with demands to turn his skills to propaganda during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in World War 2.

Awards
Preceded by
Dream of Light tied with
Samstoyatelnaya zhizn
Jury Prize, Cannes
1993
tied with Raining Stones
Succeeded by
La Reine Margot