Drama · Taiwan · 1991 · 1h 50m

King of Chess

棋王

Director

Cast

Tony Leung Ka-fai as Wang Yisheng John Shum Kin-Fun as Ching Ling Yim Ho as Chung Yang Lin as Jade mui Wong Sing Fong as Little Chess King King Shih-chieh as Lanky Ngai

Crew

Yang Wei-han — Director of Photography Poon Hang-Sang — Director of Photography Law Wan-Shing — Director of Photography Marco Mak Chi-Sin — Editor Lo Ta-Yu — Original Music Composer Tony Leung Ka-fai — Writer

Synopsis

Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's capitalist boom of the 1970's.

Key Collaborators

Yim Ho Director Tsui Hark Director Yang Wei-han Director of Photography Poon Hang-Sang Director of Photography Law Wan-Shing Director of Photography Marco Mak Chi-Sin Editor Lo Ta-Yu Original Music Composer Tony Leung Ka-fai Writer Yim Ho Writer Hou Hsiao-hsien Producer Tsui Hark Producer

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