Yi-Tsun Hsiao started as an avid puppet show fan. Because of his love and enthusiasm for puppet shows, he started the challenging journey of learning and becoming a puppeteer at PILI. After more than twenty years of non-stop learning and cumulative experience, he is now one of the most significant puppeteer masters. He has played many lead roles in many PILI puppet show series. He is also a puppet instructor and acts as the main puppeteer at many PILI’s live puppetry events. Among his credits are “Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers” (Lead Puppeteer), “Thunderbolt Totem” (Lead Puppeteer), and “Thunderbolt Longtubaye” (Lead Puppeteer). This will be his first US appearance at Sakura con.