1895-1945. Vijftig jaar Chinees-Taiwanese geschiedenis aan de hand van episoden uit het leven van een poppenspeler. Een jonge poppenspeler sluit zich aan bij een theater en wordt één van Taiwan's grootste poppenspelers. Tijdens W.O.II gebruiken de Japanse overheersers de poppenspelers voor hun propaganda.
Nee, helaas is 戲夢人生 nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Camera | Yixiong Chen | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Yixiong Chen | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | 侯孝賢 | Director |
| Writing | 朱天文 | Writer |
| Writing | 吳念真 | Writer |
| Camera | Mark Lee Ping-Bing | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Chen Ming-Chang | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Li Tian-Lu | Story |
| Production | Chang Hua-Fu | Producer |
| Production | Chang Hwa-Kun | Producer |
| Production | Chiu Fu-Sheng | Producer |
| Production | Jan Hung-Tze | Executive Producer |
| Production | 楊登魁 | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Zhang Hongda | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | 廖慶松 | Editor |
| Art | Hung Chang | Production Design |
| Art | Ho Hsien-Ko | Production Design |
| Art | Lu Ming-Ching | Production Design |
| Art | Tsai Chao-yi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chang Kuang-Hui | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juan Pei-yun | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liao Shu-Chen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wu Mei-Hui | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Chen Hwai-En | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chiang Shui-Chung | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hung Chih-Yu | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Hui Ying-Kwong | Props |
| Sound | Meng Chi-Liang | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | 杜篤之 | Sound |
| Lighting | Sung Tien-sheng | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | 魏筱惠 | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Chang Kuang-Hui | Choreographer |
| Crew | Juan Pei-yun | Choreographer |
| Production | Joyce Pierpoline | Publicist |
