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King of Chess

Yim Ho

1991 • 1h 50m

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
Cast
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Tony Leung Ka-faiWang Yisheng
John Shum Kin-Fun
John Shum Kin-FunChing Ling
Yim Ho
Yim HoChung
Yang LinJade mui
Wong Sing FongLittle Chess King
King Shih-chieh
King Shih-chiehLanky Ngai
John Chan Koon-Chung
John Chan Koon-ChungProf. Lau Yue Bok
Liu MingVice Chairman Lam
O Sing-Pui
O Sing-Pui
Crew
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsienProducer
Yim Ho
Yim HoDirector
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Tony Leung Ka-faiWriter
Tsui Hark
Tsui HarkProducer
Lo Ta-Yu
Lo Ta-YuOriginal Music Composer
Poon Hang-Sang
Poon Hang-SangDirector of Photography
Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Marco Mak Chi-SinEditor
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