King of Chess (1991)

  • NR
  • 09/06/1991 (HK)
  • Drama
  • 1h 50m

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.

Tsui Hark

Director

Yim Ho

Director, Writer

Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Writer

Cast

Tony Leung Ka-Fai's headshot

Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Wang Yisheng
John Shum Kin-Fun's headshot

John Shum Kin-Fun

Ching Ling
Yim Ho's headshot

Yim Ho

Chung
Yang Lin's headshot

Yang Lin

Jade mui
Wong Sing Fong's headshot

Wong Sing Fong

Little Chess King
King Shih-Chieh's headshot

King Shih-Chieh

Lanky Ngai
John Chan's headshot

John Chan

Prof. Lau Yue Bok
Liu Ming's headshot

Liu Ming

Vice Chairman Lam

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