The King of Masks
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wu Tianming
Zhu Xu
Zhou Ren-ying
Zhang Riuyang
Zhao Zhigang
Mu Dayuan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The tale of an eldery street performer, a master of the Sichuan opera art, who longs for an heir not just for himself but also for his art. Tradition requires that the art be passed only to a direct heir, and only to a boy, not a girl. So when he discovers a cute, lively boy for sale and takes him home to pass as his own son, how surprised is he, the King of Masks, to discover his "heir" is in fact a girl...
Director
Wu Tianming
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Director (Wu Tianming) at 1997 Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People.
Winner of Best Director (Wu Tianming) at 1997 Singapore International Film Festival.
Winner of Children's Jury prize for Best Film at Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People.
Winner of the Golden Peacock for Best Asian Film at the 1998 India International Film Festival. The award includes a cash prize of $125,000.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States April 1997
Released in United States April 28, 1999
Released in United States December 1997
Released in United States February 1996
Released in United States January 1997
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States May 21, 1999
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States on Video March 7, 2000
Released in United States Spring April 16, 1999
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at India International Film Festival in New Delhi January 10-20, 1998.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.
Shown at Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Athens, Greece December 7-13, 1997.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.
Shown at Singapore International Film Festival April 4-19, 1997.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 27 - October 6, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 27 - October 6, 1996.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.)
Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at India International Film Festival in New Delhi January 10-20, 1998.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 15-26, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video March 7, 2000
Released in United States April 1997 (Shown at Singapore International Film Festival April 4-19, 1997.)
Released in United States Spring April 16, 1999
Released in United States April 28, 1999 (New York City)
Released in United States May 21, 1999 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asia) October 18-31, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States December 1997 (Shown at Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Athens, Greece December 7-13, 1997.)
