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.
Title | King of Chess |
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Year | 1991 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
Studio | Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd., Film Workshop |
Cast | Tony Leung Ka-fai, John Shum Kin-Fun, Yim Ho, Yang Lin, Wong Sing Fong, King Shih-Chieh |
Crew | Yim Ho (Director), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Producer), Tony Leung Ka-fai (Writer), Tsui Hark (Director), Tsui Hark (Producer), A Cheng (Original Story) |
Release | Sep 06, 1991 |
Runtime | 110 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.54 / 10 by 13 users |
Popularity | 3 |