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King of Chess (1991)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Tsui Hark, Yim Ho

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.

Actors

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
John Chan
John Chan
Prof. Lau Yue Bok
Liu Ming
Liu Ming
Vice Chairman Lam
O Sing-Pui
O Sing-Pui

Crews

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

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