Life on a String (边走边唱) 33 years old

Two blind men pursue ephemeral and unlikely hopes. One is an aged master, a wandering troubador venerated as a saint, in physical decline, waiting to break his 1,000th banjo string, an event his own master promised years before would bring him sight. The other is his apprentice, Shidou, who longs for a woman's love and is enchanted with the radiant and spirited Lanxiu. The two men are encamped outside Lanxiu's village, the saint using his energy and voice to bring peace between warring factions. Does sight await the saint when the 1000th string breaks? Can Shidou's strength of character overcome provincial prejudice to win the hand of Lanxiu and a place in the village?

Credits

Life on a String Cast

Name	Character
Huang Lei She was 19, now 53 years old
Xu Qing She was 22, now 55 years old
Liu Zhong Yuan

Life on a String Crew

Name	Department
Chen Kaige as Director. He was 39 (now 72) years old	Directing
Gu Changwei as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 67) years old	Camera