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King of Chess (1991)

Directed by Tsui Hark, Yim Ho

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.

Length 110 minutes

Actors

Tony Leung Ka-Fai | John Shum Kin-Fun | Yim Ho | Yang Lin | Wong Sing Fong | Chin Shih-Chieh | John Chan | Liu Ming | O Sing-Pui