- Country: Taiwan
- Genres: Biography, Drama, War
- Release: 1993-12-08
- Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Writers: Chu Tien-wen , Li Tian-Lu , Nien-Jen Wu
- Language: Mandarin | Min Nan | Japanese
- Stars: Lim Giong , Kuei-Chung Cheng , Chien-ru Huang , Liou Hung , Tung-Hsiu Kao , Hei Li , Wenchang Li , Wen-Pin Liu , Ming-Hua Pai
- Runtime: 142 min
- Awards: 7 wins & 4 nominations
- AKA: Marionettmästaren (Sweden) , Ο μάστορας του κουκλοθέατρου (Greece) , Il maestro burattinaio (Italy) , Mestre das Marionetes (Brazil) , The Puppetmaster (Germany) , The Puppetmaster (Canada) , 戯夢人生 (Japan) , Si meng ren sheng (Taiwan) , Nukkemestari (Finland) , Marionettenes mester (Norway) , Le maître de marionnettes (France, French Republic) , 戲夢人生 (Taiwan) , Кукловод (Russian Federation) , The Puppetmaster (United States of America) , El maestro de marionetas (Spain) , In the Hands of a Puppet Master , Lalkarz (Poland) , Gimu Jinsei (Japan) , Xi meng ren sheng
- Plot:
In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joins a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan’s leading puppeteers.
- IMDB:tt0107157
The Puppetmaster Cast · · · ALL
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Li Tian-Lu
Self
Lim Giong
Li Tien-Lu
Ming-Hua Pai
Ong Hsiu
Tsai Chen-Nan
Xu Jinmu
Yang Li-yin
Lin Laifa
Vicky Wei