King of Chess (棋王) 33 years old

King of Chess

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.

Credits

King of Chess Cast

Name Character
Tony Leung Ka-fai He was 33, now 66 years old as Wang Yisheng
Chin Shih-Chieh He was 39, now 72 years old as Lanky Ngai
John Shum Kin-Fun He was 39, now 72 years old as Ching Ling
O Sing-Pui
Yim Ho He was 39, now 72 years old as Chung
John Chan He was 48, now 81 years old as Prof. Lau Yue Bok

King of Chess Crew

Name Department
Tony Leung Ka-fai as Writer. He was 33 (now 66) years old Writing
Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Producer. He was 44 (now 77) years old Production
Poon Hang-Sang as Cinematography. Crew
Yim Ho as Director. He was 39 (now 72) years old Directing
Yim Ho as Writer. He was 39 (now 72) years old Writing
Yang Wei-Han as Cinematography. Crew
Lo Ta-yu as Music. He was 37 (now 70) years old Sound
King of Chess poster
King of Chess (33 years)

  • Release day: Friday, September 06, 1991
  • Runtime: 110 minutes