The Blue Kite
A history untold, a memory unfolds.
Genres
Overview
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
141 min
Release Date
1994-02-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
61
Vote Average
7.2
Tian Yi
Infant Tietou
Wenyao Zhang
Young Tietou
Xiaoman Chen
Teenage Tietou
Lü Liping
Chen Shujuan
Pu Cunxin
Lin Shaolong
Li Xuejian
Uncle Li
Ping Zong
Chen Shusheng
Hong Zhang
Zhu Ying
Chu Shuanzhong
Chen Shuyan
Song Xiaoying
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Liu Yanjin
Shujuan's Mother
Li Bin
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Guo Donglin
Lin Yunwei
Zhang Lu
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Shumin Wu
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Zhang Fengyi
话剧男演员
Ding Jiali
校长
Lü Zhong
蓝太太
Guo Baochang
吴雷生
Xu Min
文工团长
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