Wandering Peddlers

Wandering Peddlers

Wandering Peddlers

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Wandering Peddlers

1995

1h 35m

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Drama

Documentary

Overview

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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Sony Pictures

Cast & Crew

3 members

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Cai-ming Zhang

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Chun-hong Ye

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Chun Chun-lieng

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