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King of Chess

1991Directed by Yim Ho, Tsui Hark

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Released: September 6, 1991
Runtime: 1h 50m

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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.

Directors: Yim Ho
Tsui Hark
Writers: Tony Leung Ka-fai
Zhong A-Cheng
Yim Ho
Original title: 棋王

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