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The Blue Kite(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-02-02
73%
69 Votes
Time: 2h 21m
A history untold, a memory unfolds.
Overview:
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China,
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Beijing Film Studio
Chu Eyetos & Co.
Longwick Film
Movie: The Blue Kite
Top 10 Billed Cast
吕丽萍
Chen Shujuan
Pu Cunxin
Lin Shaolong
李雪健
Uncle Li
Ping Zong
Chen Shusheng
张弘
Zhu Ying
Chu Shuanzhong
Chen Shuyan
宋晓英
Sis
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青い凧 ( 蓝风筝 The Blue Kite ) プロモ
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