King of Chess
MovieTitle | 棋王 |
User score | 6.5 |
Release date | Sep 6, 1991 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Yim Ho , Tsui Hark |
Production country | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
Production companies | Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd., Film Workshop |
Run time | 110 min. |
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.