King of Chess (1991)
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.
Directors: Yim Ho, Tsui Hark.
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Tony Leung Ka-fai as Wang Yisheng |
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John Shum Kin-Fun as Ching Ling |
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Yim Ho as Chung |
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Yang Lin as Jade mui |
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Wong Sing Fong as Little Chess King |
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King Shih-chieh as Lanky Ngai |
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John Chan Koon-Chung as Prof. Lau Yue Bok |
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Liu Ming as Vice Chairman Lam |
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O Sing-Pui as |
| Production | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Producer |
| Directing | Yim Ho | Director |
| Writing | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Writer |
| Production | Tsui Hark | Producer |
| Directing | Tsui Hark | Director |
| Writing | Zhong A-Cheng | Original Story |
| Sound | Lo Ta-Yu | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yang Wei-han | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Poon Hang-Sang | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Law Wan-Shing | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Yim Ho | Writer |
| Editing | Marco Mak Chi-Sin | Editor |