The Blue Kite

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The Blue Kite

"A history untold, a memory unfolds."

1994

2h 21m

7.3(69 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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20 members

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Tian Yi

Infant Tietou

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Wenyao Zhang

Young Tietou

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Xiaoman Chen

Teenage Tietou

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吕丽萍

Chen Shujuan

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Pu Cunxin

Lin Shaolong

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李雪健

Uncle Li

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Ping Zong

Chen Shusheng

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张弘

Zhu Ying

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Chu Shuanzhong

Chen Shuyan

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宋晓英

Sis

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Liu Yanjin

Shujuan's Mother

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李滨

Granny

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Guo Donglin

Lin Yunwei

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Zhang Lu

Mrs. Lan

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Shumin Wu

Street Committee Officer

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张丰毅

话剧男演员

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丁嘉丽

校长

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Lü Zhong

蓝太太

Directing

郭宝昌

吴雷生

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徐敏

文工团长

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