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Wandering Peddlers

Wandering Peddlers

Genres

DramaDocumentary

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Resulting pic blurs the line between documentary and fiction as Yanagimachi explores the lives of a couple of groups of peddlers, and they appear to act out their personal dramas for the camera.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

28 October 1995

Country

Japan

Cast

Cai-ming Zhang

Cai-ming Zhang

Chun-hong Ye

Chun-hong Ye

Chun Chun-lieng

Chun Chun-lieng

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