King of Chess

1h 50m

Drama

6.7

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.

Cast

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Wang Yisheng

John Shum Kin-Fun

Ching Ling

Yim Ho

Chung

Yang Lin

Jade mui

Wong Sing Fong

Little Chess King

King Shih-chieh

Lanky Ngai

John Chan Koon-Chung

Prof. Lau Yue Bok

Liu Ming

Vice Chairman Lam

O Sing-Pui

Unknown

Crew

Yim Ho

Director, Writer

Tsui Hark

Director, Producer

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Writer

Marco Mak Chi-Sin

Editor

Yang Wei-han

Director of Photography

Poon Hang-Sang

Director of Photography

Law Wan-Shing

Director of Photography

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Producer

Lo Ta-Yu

Original Music Composer

Zhong A-Cheng

Original Story