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Li Tien-lu was a Taiwanese puppeteer. He is best known to the international audience for playing principal characters in several Taiwanese films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Li Tian-Lu was a celebrated Taiwanese master puppeteer and actor who played a crucial role in the Taiwanese New Wave cinema movement.
He is best known for his collaboration with director Hou Hsiao-hsien, particularly in the film The Puppetmaster, which chronicles his life, and his roles in titles like A City of Sadness.
Li founded the I Wan Jan Puppet Theater troupe, an organization dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional glove puppetry in Taiwan.