King of Chess

King of Chess

110 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 1991

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.

King of Chess

110 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 1991

King of Chess
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Film Workshop, Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd.
Original title 棋王
Directors Yim Ho, Tsui Hark
Writers Yim Ho, Tony Leung Ka-fai

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

John Chan

as Prof. Lau Yue Bok