King of Chess
1991, Cantonese. Directed by Yim Ho & Tsui Hark.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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- Released
- 6 September 1991
- Original title
- 棋王
- Country
- Taiwan, Hong Kong
- Written by
- Tony Leung Ka-fai, Yim Ho
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King of Chess runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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King of Chess isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1991. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed King of Chess?
King of Chess (1991) was directed by Yim Ho and Tsui Hark and stars Tony Leung Ka-fai, John Shum Kin-fun, Yim Ho.