The King of Chess
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Yim Ho
Cheng Kuan-chung
Sham John
Chin Sheng-chich
Wang Sheng-fang
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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.
Director
Yim Ho
Crew
David Chan
David Chan
Ah Cheng
Poon Hang-sang
Tsui Hark
Yim Ho
Chang Hsi-kuo
Chang Huakun
James Leung
James Leung
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Lo Wan-sing
Yang Wei-han
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1989
Released in United States 1992
Released in United States November 1991
Shown at London Film Festival (Three Continents: Asia) November 6-21, 1991.
Filmmakers Yim Ho and Tsui Hark had a dispute over their different creative styles and Tsui later re-shot part of the film and released it under a co-director's credit in 1992.
Began shooting in late 1987.
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asian Cinema) June 18 - July 2, 1992.)
Released in United States November 1991 (Shown at London Film Festival (Three Continents: Asia) November 6-21, 1991.)
Released in United States 1989
