1991
6.5 (13 votes)
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd.
Film Workshop
Film Workshop
King of Chess (棋王)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsui Hark
Director: Yim Ho, Tsui Hark
Writer: Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Yim Ho
Director of Photography: Yang Wei-han, Poon Hang-Sang, Law Wan-Shing
Top Cast
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Wang Yisheng
John Shum Kin-Fun
Ching Ling
Yim Ho
Chung
Yang Lin
Jade mui
Wong Sing Fong
Little Chess King
King Shih-Chieh
Lanky Ngai
John Chan
Prof. Lau Yue Bok
Liu Ming
Vice Chairman Lam
