Soul of a Banquet | |
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Directed by | Wayne Wang |
Produced by | Jonathan Bing Wayne Wang Richard Wong |
Starring | Cecilia Chiang |
Cinematography | Richard Wong |
Edited by | Richard Wong |
Music by | Dean Harada |
Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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