China Synopsis
边走边唱
A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.
Other Titles From Beijing Film Studio
The 1990–1992 China Window
Life on a String holds position #5 of 9 China films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Life on a String premiered alongside 3 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other China films in 1991.
The 37th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 9th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Life on a String, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mountain village · 5
- mentor protégé relationship · 3
- banjo · 1
- kite · 1
- forbidden love · 19
- blindness · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #411 of 946 China films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #261 of 547 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | September 8, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0101440 |