The Puppetmaster

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65
The Puppetmaster
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NR 2 hr 23 minDrama, History, WarThe Taiwanese History Trilogy PosterPart of The Taiwanese History Trilogy
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Plot
Master puppeteer Li Tien-lu recalls his life in Japanese-occupied Taiwan during the first half of the 20th century.

Movie Details

Original Language:Chinese
Executive Producers:Jan Hung-Tze, Yang Teng-Kuei
Production Companies:Qiu Fusheng, ERA, Nian Dai International

The Taiwanese History Trilogy Movies

The “Taiwan History Trilogy” is a loose thematic grouping of films by Hou Hsiao-hsien, consisting of A City of Sadness (1989), The Puppetmaster (1993), and Good Men, Good Women (1995). While not connected through a continuous narrative, these films are united by their deep engagement with key moments in Taiwanese history and collective memory, tracing the island’s social and political transformations across different eras.