The King of Masks
The King of Masks ★★★ 1999
Wang (Xu) is an elderly street performer in 1930s China who practices the ancient art of face-changing with masks. Tradition has it that he pass his secrets to a male heir, which Wang doesn't have. So, he decides to purchase a boy child on the black market, only to later discover that his clever protege (Renying) is actually a little girl. Chinese with subtitles. 101m/C VHS, DVD . CH Zhu Xu, Zhou Renying; D: Wu Tianming; W: Wei Minglung; C: Mu Dayuan; M: Jiping Zhao.
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