King of Chess

Name: King of Chess
Cast: Tony Leung Ka-fai, John Shum Kin-Fun, Yim Ho, Yang Lin, Wong Sing Fong

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Tsui Hark, Yim HoWriter: Tony Leung Ka-faiProducer: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Tony Leung Ka-fai

as Wang Yisheng

John Shum Kin-Fun

as Ching Ling

Yim Ho

as Chung

Yang Lin

as Jade mui

Wong Sing Fong

as Little Chess King

King Shih-chieh

as Lanky Ngai

John Chan Koon-Chung

as Prof. Lau Yue Bok

Liu Ming

as Vice Chairman Lam

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