King of Chess

Name: King of Chess
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.9

1991 · 110 min

Drama

★ 6.9

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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.

Crew

Director Yim Ho
Director Tsui Hark
Writer Tony Leung Ka-fai
Writer Yim Ho
Director of Photography Yang Wei-han
Director of Photography Poon Hang-Sang
Director of Photography Law Wan-Shing

Cast

Tony Leung Ka-fai
Wang Yisheng
John Shum Kin-Fun
Ching Ling
Yim Ho
Chung
Yang Lin
Jade mui
W
Wong Sing Fong
Little Chess King
King Shih-chieh
Lanky Ngai
John Chan Koon-Chung
Prof. Lau Yue Bok
L
Liu Ming
Vice Chairman Lam
O Sing-Pui

Crew

Director — Yim Ho
Director — Tsui Hark
Writer — Tony Leung Ka-fai
Writer — Yim Ho
Director of Photography — Yang Wei-han
Director of Photography — Poon Hang-Sang
Director of Photography — Law Wan-Shing

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Intermission

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