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The Blue Kite
The Blue Kite

The Blue Kite

A history untold, a memory unfolds.

Genres

Drama

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A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

141 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

02 February 1994

Country

China

Cast

Tian Yi

Tian Yi

Infant Tietou

Wenyao Zhang

Wenyao Zhang

Young Tietou

Xiaoman Chen

Xiaoman Chen

Teenage Tietou

Lü Liping

Lü Liping

Chen Shujuan

Pu Cunxin

Pu Cunxin

Lin Shaolong

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Uncle Li

Ping Zong

Ping Zong

Chen Shusheng

Hong Zhang

Hong Zhang

Zhu Ying

Chu Shuanzhong

Chu Shuanzhong

Chen Shuyan

Song Xiaoying

Song Xiaoying

Sis

Liu Yanjin

Liu Yanjin

Shujuan's Mother

Li Bin

Li Bin

Granny

Guo Donglin

Guo Donglin

Lin Yunwei

Zhang Lu

Zhang Lu

Mrs. Lan

Shumin Wu

Shumin Wu

Street Committee Officer

Zhang Fengyi

Zhang Fengyi

话剧男演员

Ding Jiali

Ding Jiali

校长

Lü Zhong

Lü Zhong

蓝太太

Guo Baochang

Guo Baochang

吴雷生

Xu Min

Xu Min

文工团长

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