King of Chess

King of Chess

1991
★★★☆☆ 6.5/10
⏱️ 110 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 CN
Drama
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.

Cast

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

Crew

Director
Tsui Hark, Yim Ho
Writer
Tony Leung Ka-fai, Yim Ho
Producer
Tsui Hark, Hou Hsiao-hsien

Production

Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd., Film Workshop