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King of Chess

King of Chess

1991•1h 50m•6.5/10
Drama

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6.5/10(14)

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.

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Production

Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd., Film Workshop

Language

CN

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Jade mui

Wong Sing Fong

Little Chess King

King Shih-Chieh

King Shih-Chieh

Lanky Ngai

John Chan Koon-Chung

John Chan Koon-Chung

Prof. Lau Yue Bok

Liu Ming

Vice Chairman Lam

O Sing-Pui

O Sing-Pui

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